A concise synthesis of physostigmine from skatole and activated aziridine via alkylative cyclization

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 953-955

  Nakagawa, Masako ^a   Kawahara, Michiaki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SKATOLE; SOLVENT;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; AZIRIDINES; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYCLIZATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SKATOLE; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0034611514     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol005603u     Document Type: Article

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