2134/654 Steven M. Allin Steven M. Allin Christopher I. Thomas Christopher I. Thomas James E. Allard James E. Allard Kevin J. Doyle Kevin J. Doyle Mark Elsegood Mark Elsegood A highly selective synthesis of the indolo[2,3-a]quinolizine ring system and application to natural product synthesis Loughborough University 2006 Natural products Heterocycles Lactams Asymmetric synthesis Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Organic Chemistry 2006-01-06 10:29:08 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/A_highly_selective_synthesis_of_the_indolo_2_3-a_quinolizine_ring_system_and_application_to_natural_product_synthesis/9393254 We present a facile and highly stereoselective approach to the indolo[2,3-a]quinolizine ring system from a readily available, non-racemic chiral template. We demonstrate the potential for application of this methodology to natural product synthesis through conversion of the template to some representative indole alkaloids with high enantiomeric purity in both enantiomeric series.