Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (Sep 2010)

Total synthesis of (±)-coerulescine and (±)-horsfiline

  • Mukund G. Kulkarni,
  • Attrimuni P. Dhondge,
  • Sanjay W. Chavhan,
  • Ajit S. Borhade,
  • Yunnus B. Shaikh,
  • Deekshaputra R. Birhade,
  • Mayur P. Desai,
  • Nagorao R. Dhatrak

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.6.103
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 876 – 879

Abstract

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Wittig olefination–Claisen rearrangement protocol was applied to obtain 3-allyl oxindole. This oxindole was then converted to (±)-coerulescine and (±)-horsfiline.

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