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Total synthesis of enantiopure phalarine via a stereospecific Pictet-Spengler reaction: traceless transfer of chirality from L-tryptophan
- Source :
- Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(24)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- An appropriately constructed 2-substituted derivative of L-tryptophane undergoes conversion, in a single step, to a prephalarine structure. The reaction occurs in a diastereoselective fashion, leading shortly thereafter to the naturally occurring version of the alkaloid, phalarine.
- Subjects :
- Pictet–Spengler reaction
Chemistry
Stereochemistry
Tryptophan
Total synthesis
Single step
Stereoisomerism
General Chemistry
Biochemistry
Catalysis
Article
Substrate Specificity
chemistry.chemical_compound
Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Stereospecificity
Enantiopure drug
Alkaloids
Chirality (chemistry)
Derivative (chemistry)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15205126
- Volume :
- 132
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4abc93bc2451af5e2516636e1afa0961