Studies on the synthesis of strychnos alkaloids

Natural Product Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-82

  Passarella, Daniele ^a   Sathyanarayana, Swargam ^a   Amat, Mercedes ^a   Bosch, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 cyanotetrahydropyridines; 2 indoleacetaldehyde; Biomimetic approach; Derivatives; Strychnos alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030002852     PISSN: 10575634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10575639608043242     Document Type: Article

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