A flexible, convergent approach to polycyclic indole structures: Formal synthesis of (±)-mersicarpine

Aurélien Blechy (1) , Samir Z. Zard (1)

1 DCSO - Laboratoire de synthèse organique

The formal synthesis of (±)-mersicarpine was achieved using an lntermolecular radical addition-radical cyclization cascade. This key reaction represents a flexible, convergent route to numerous polycyclic indole derivatives. © 2009 American Chemical Society.

Domains: Organic chemistry

Aurélien Blechy, Samir Z. Zard. A flexible, convergent approach to polycyclic indole structures: Formal synthesis of (±)-mersicarpine. Organic Letters, 2009, 11 (13), pp.2800-2803. ⟨10.1021/ol900996k⟩. ⟨hal-00951262⟩