title: An alternative synthesis of Dolby-Weinreb enamine en route to cephalotaxine.
abstract: A novel alternative synthesis of the Dolby-Weinreb enamine (2) was achieved from readily available amino dione 6 by a mild transannular Clemmensen-Clemo-Prelog-Leonard reductive rearrangement, which thus constitutes a formal total synthesis of cephalotaxine.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
authors.forename: Bao-Chun
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yong-Qiang
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-Dong Z
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D006248:Harringtonines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000077863:Homoharringtonine; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D006248:Harringtonines; D000077863:Homoharringtonine