Total Synthesis of (±)??Aspidophylline A

W Ren, Q Wang, J Zhu

Index: Xu, Zhengren; Wang, Qian; Zhu, Jieping Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2013 , vol. 52, # 11 p. 3272 - 3276 Angew. Chem., 2013 , vol. 125, # 11 p. 3354 - 3358,5

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Abstract

Abstract A total synthesis of aspidophylline A, a pentacyclic akuammiline-type monoterpene indole alkaloid, is described. The synthesis features: 1) rapid access to a fully functionalized dihydrocarbazole through the desymmetrization of readily available 2-allyl-2-(o-nitrophenyl)