A new strategy for yohimbane synthesis based on a silylamido-cyclohexadienone photoinduced radical cyclization process

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60637-8

A new strategy for highly E-ring functionalized yohimbane synthesis is presented. This scheme developed takes advantage of an SET-photoinduced, radical cyclization reaction of a key α-silylamido-cyclohexadienone intermediate.