The Journal of organic chemistry

Formal Synthesis of (+)-Kopsihainanine A and Synthetic Study toward (+)-Limaspermidine

Z Chen, S Zhou, Y Jia

Index: Zhou, Shiqiang; Jia, Yanxing Organic Letters, 2014 , vol. 16, # 12 p. 3416 - 3418

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Abstract

The formal synthesis of (+)-kopsihainanine A has been achieved via stereoselective reduction of tetracyclic iminium ion intermediates (24). However, attempts to synthesize (+)- limaspermidine by reduction of the same tetracyclic iminium ion intermediates have failed.