Lessons Learned While Traversing the Welwitindolinone Alkaloids Obstacle Course

Overview

Journal Tetrahedron

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2012 Sep 11

PMID 22962500

Citations 12

Authors

Vikram Bhat

James A MacKay

Viresh H Rawal

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Abstract

We recount several unexpected results observed in the course of our work toward the synthesis of welwitindolinone alkaloids. The surprising results provide an opportunity to refine one's understanding of the interplay between chemical structure and reactivity.

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