Total Synthesis of (±)-Sceptrin

A four-step synthesis of the dimeric pyrrole-imidazole alkaloid sceptrin is reported. The brevity of the route is based on a simple solution developed for selective assembly of the cyclobutane core of the natural product. The photochemical intermolecular [2 + 2] dimerization of a useful hymenidin su...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Long V. (Author), Jamison, Timothy F (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-10-02T12:58:29Z.
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