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Single electron transfer induced total synthesis of canthin-6-one

U Rößler, S Blechert, E Steckhan

Index: Roessler, Ulrich; Blechert, Siegfried; Steckhan, Eberhard Tetrahedron Letters, 1999 , vol. 40, # 39 p. 7075 - 7078

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Abstract

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 cytotoxic alkaloid canthin-6-one was synthesized from harmalane in a short sequence (six steps) with good overall yield (18%) using a single electron transfer (SET) induced radical cationic hetero [4+2] cycloaddition as high yielding key step. ... The cytotoxic alkaloid ...