title: Concise total synthesis of (-)-mersicarpine.
abstract: A concise total synthesis of (-)-mersicarpine from a known cyclohexanone was accomplished. The azepinoindole core was constructed by a DIBAL-H-mediated reductive ring-expansion reaction of oxime.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwama
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuyama
mesh_terms: D003500:Cyclization; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D026121:Indole Alkaloids; C529544:mersicarpine