title: Synthesis of sceptrin alkaloids.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A concise synthetic route to the marine alkaloids (+/-)-sceptrin and (+/-)-dibromosceptrin has been developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Washington University, Campus Box 1134, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA. birman@wustl.edu
authors.forename: Vladimir B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Birman
authors.forename: Xun-Tian
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002384:Catalysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011758:Pyrroles; C077212:dibromosceptrin; C077210:sceptrin