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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: England DB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2587099 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
England Dylan B DB Padwa Albert A
Organic letters 20070721 17
A synthesis of (+/-)-3H-epivincamine is reported. Important steps include (1) a Rh(II)-catalyzed intramolecular [3+2]-cycloaddition of an alpha-diazo indolo amide, (2) a reductive ring opening of the cycloadduct, (3) a decarboethoxylation reaction, and (4) a base-induced keto-amide ring contraction. ...[more]