title: Novel approach to the lundurine alkaloids: synthesis of the tetracyclic core.
abstract: The tetracyclic core of the lundurine family of alkaloids has been synthesized by a novel approach that features a double ring-closing olefin metathesis to form the five-and eight-membered rings.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
authors: Suvi T M
authors: ST
authors: Orr
authors: Jianhua
authors: J
authors: Tian
authors: Meike
authors: M
authors: Niggemann
authors: Stephen F
authors: SF
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring; D026121:Indole Alkaloids