Abstract
The asymmetric total syntheses of some fawcettimine-type Lycopodium alkaloids, utilizing an intramolecular Pauson–Khand reaction as the key step, are
described.
1 Introduction
2 First Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Lycoposerramine-C and Phlegmariurine A
3 First Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Huperzine Q
4 Total Syntheses of Fawcettimine and Fawcettidine
5 Conclusion
Key words
alkaloids - total synthesis - asymmetric synthesis - fawcettimine - Pauson–Khand reaction