Biarylic biscarbazole alkaloids: Occurrence, stereochemistry, synthesis, and bioactivity

Chemical Record

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-126

  Tasler, Stefan ^a   Bringmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atroposelective synthesis; Biaryl coupling; Bioactivities; Biscarbazole alkaloids; Murraya

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; LACTONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LACTONES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0036368894     PISSN: 15278999     EISSN: 15280691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.10014     Document Type: Article

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