Synthetic studies of roquefortine C: Synthesis of isoroquefortine C and a heterocycle
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323
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Edited by Kyriacos C. Nicolaou, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (received for review April 9, 2004)
Abstract
The syntheses of isoroquefortine C and a related heterocycle were achieved by implementation of both intra- and intermolecular vinyl amidation reactions. These accomplishments represent a significant advance in the use of these strategies in the generation of complex molecules.
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