Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Apovincamine and a Formal Synthesis of (+)-Vincamine. Demonstration of a Practical "Asymmetric Linkage" between Aromatic Carboxylic Acids and Chiral Acyclic Substrates

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1223-1229

  Schultz, Arthur G ^a   Malachowski, William P ^a   Pan, You ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOVINCAMINE; VINCAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030972990     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo961603p     Document Type: Article

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