Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Wieland-Gumlich Aldehyde and (-)-Strychnine

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 655-665

  Solé, Daniel ^a   Bonjoch, Josep ^a   García Rubio, Silvina ^a   Peidró, Emma ^a   Bosch, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Natural products; Nitrogen heterocycles; Palladium; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; STRYCHNINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034681467     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3765(20000218)6:4<655::AID-CHEM655>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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