Synthesis of the tangutorine skeleton

Citation
M. Berner et al., Synthesis of the tangutorine skeleton, TETRAHEDR L, 40(39), 1999, pp. 7119-7122
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
ISSN journal
00404039 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
39
Year of publication
1999
Pages
7119 - 7122
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(19990924)40:39<7119:SOTTS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The ring system of the novel indole alkaloid tangutorine (1) has been synth esized via the Fry reaction. The final key steps were an oxidation/reductio n procedure or alternatively, an epimerization sequence. Conformational and stereochemical aspects of the skeleton are discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Sc ience Ltd. All rights reserved.