The first asymmetric total syntheses of (+)-lycorine and (+)-1-deoxylycorine

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 26, 1996, Pages 6210-6219

  Schultz, Arthur G ^a   Holoboski, Mark A ^a   Smyth, Mark S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCORINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030037716     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9606440     Document Type: Article

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