Formal synthesis of natural epibatidine and of its enantiomer: Use of radical cyclization in an enantiospecific route

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 27, 1998, Pages 4789-4792

  Clive, Derrick L J ^a   Yeh, Vince S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(PHENYLTHIO)ACETYLENE; 7 AZABICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTANE; ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; EPIBATIDINE; HEPTANE; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032474789     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00958-7     Document Type: Article

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