Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The key oxindole intermediate (2) which has recently been used in a total synthesis of the alkaloid geneserine, has been prepared by a short, efficient route utilising a radical cyclisation. ... The key oxindole intermediate (2) which has recently been used in a total synthesis of the ...