title: Concise syntheses of strychnine and englerin A: the power of reductive cyclizations triggered by samarium iodide.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szostak
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Procter
mesh_terms: D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D003500:Cyclization; D007454:Iodides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012493:Samarium / Q000737:chemistry*; D045789:Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013331:Strychnine / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007454:Iodides; D045789:Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane; C534971:englerin A; D012493:Samarium; D013331:Strychnine; C409809:samarium diiodide