SYNTHETIC STUDIES OF MARINE ALKALOIDS HAPALINDOLES. Part 1. TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (+/-)-HAPALINDOLES J and M

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96005-3

The first concise synthesis of marine indole alkaloids (+/-) hapalindoles J (4) and M (5) was achieved in seven or six steps starting from a readily available compound 6 using important key reactions, 6 -> 7 -> 8 and 35 -> 41 or 5.