Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Either Enantiomer of Physostigmine. Formation of Quaternary Carbon Centers with High Enantioselection by Intramolecular Heck Reactions of (Z)-2-Butenanilides

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 25, 1993, Pages 6949-6951

  Ashimori, Atsuyuki ^a   Matsuura, Takaharu ^a   Overman, Larry E ^a   Poon, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSOSTIGMINE;

DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0027772652     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo00077a005     Document Type: Article

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