Aloperine: Stereocontrolled synthesis of two stereoisomers and determination of absolute configuration

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 440-441

  Brosius, Arthur D ^a   Overman, Larry E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALOPERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031017255     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9621231     Document Type: Article

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