The first stereoselective total synthesis of quinine

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 123, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 3239-3242

  Stork, G ^a   Niu, D ^a   Fujimoto, A ^a,b   Koft, E R ^a   Balkovec, J M ^a,c   Tata, J R ^a,c   Dake, G R ^a,d  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

STEREOSELECTIVE TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

QUININE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034829787     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja004325r     Document Type: Article

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