Concise total synthesis of (-)-mersicarpine

Yusuke Iwama, Kentaro Okano, Kenji Sugimoto, Hidetoshi Tokuyama*

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Abstract

A concise total synthesis of (-)-mersicarpine from a known cyclohexanone was accomplished. The azepinoindole core was constructed by a DIBAL-H-mediated reductive ring-expansion reaction of oxime.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2320-2322
Number of pages3
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume14
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012/05/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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