P. Molina et al., IMINOPHOSPHORANE-MEDIATED SYNTHESES OF THE FASCAPLYSIN ALKALOID OF MARINE ORIGIN AND NITRAMARINE, Tetrahedron letters, 35(47), 1994, pp. 8851-8854
New and efficient syntheses of the fascaplysin alkaloid of marine orig
in and nitramarine are described. In both syntheses the key step, form
ation of the beta-carboline ring, involve a tandem aza-Wttig/electrocy
clic ring closure process.