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Org Lett
; 16(21): 5718-20, 2014 Nov 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25325431
ABSTRACT
A new synthetic route to (±)-lycorine, starting from the endo-cycloadduct of 3,5-dibromo-2-pyrone and (E)-ß-borylstyrene, is reported. Boronate oxidation and a set of reactions including face-selective epoxidation provided the pivotal C1-OH group and C3/C3a double bond.