2002 alkaloids

alkaloidsU 0600

27 - 246Allyl Vinyl Ethers via Wittig Olefination: A Short and EfficientSynthesis of (±)-Mesembrine. — Starting with a Wittig olefination ofveratraldehyde (I) and a Claisen rearrangement of the resulting vinyl ether (III),a short synthesis of racemic mesembrine (IX) is achieved. — (KULKARNI,MUKUND G.; RASNE, RAVINDRA M.; DAVAWALA, SARYU I.; DOKE,ANIRUDDHA K.; Tetrahedron Lett. 43 (2002) 12, 2297-2298; Dep. Chem.,Univ. Pune, Pune 411 007, India; EN)

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