Concise syntheses of strychnine and englerin A: the power of reductive cyclizations triggered by samarium iodide

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2011 Aug 16;50(34):7737-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.201103128. Epub 2011 Jul 20.
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Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / methods*
  • Cyclization
  • Iodides / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Samarium / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane / chemical synthesis*
  • Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Strychnine / chemical synthesis*
  • Strychnine / chemistry

Substances

  • Iodides
  • Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane
  • englerin A
  • Samarium
  • Strychnine
  • samarium diiodide