Desymmetrization of bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-3,7-dione by the Schmidt reaction: An easy synthesis of tecomanine

Tetrahedron Asymmetry

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2893-2903

  Vidari, Giovanni ^a   Tripolini, Marco ^a   Novella, Pietro ^a   Allegrucci, Patrizio ^a   Garlaschelli, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BICYCLO[3.3.0]OCTANE DERIVATIVE; TECOMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030769704     PISSN: 09574166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4166(97)00308-X     Document Type: Article

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