First total synthesis of (±)-strychnofoline via a highly selective ring-expansion reaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 50, 2002, Pages 14826-14827

  Lerchner, Andreas ^a   Carreira, Erick M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNOFOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; INDOLIZINES; STRYCHNOS;

EID: 0037132663     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja027906k     Document Type: Article

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