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Lycopodium Alkaloids: Isolation and Asymmetric Synthesis

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Abbreviations

AChE:

Acetylcholine esterase

CBS:

Corey–Bakshi–Shibata

CDI:

Carbonyl diimidazole

DIAD:

Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate

DMP:

Dess–Martin periodinane

DPPA:

Diphenylphosphinyl azide

dppf:

1,1′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

DTAD:

Di-tert-butyl azodicarboxylate

IBX:

2-Iodoxybenzoic acid

Ipc:

Isopinocampheyl

NMO:

N-Methylmorpholine oxide

Ns:

Nosyl

TASF:

Tris(dimethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate

Teoc:

2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxycarbonyl

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Kitajima, M., Takayama, H. (2011). Lycopodium Alkaloids: Isolation and Asymmetric Synthesis. In: Knölker, HJ. (eds) Alkaloid Synthesis. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 309. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2011_126

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