A new synthesis of psilocin

Heterocycles

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1131-1135

  Sakagami, Hideki ^a   Ogasawara, Kunio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; INDOLEACETIC ACID; PSILOCIN; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IODINATION; MELTING POINT; MUSHROOM; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSILOCYBE MEXICANA; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0033133715     PISSN: 03855414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3987/com-99-8492     Document Type: Article

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