Simple synthesis of racemic pyrrolo[2,3-b]indoles: Formal total synthesis of (±)-physostigmine

Heterocycles

Volumn 58, Issue , 2002, Pages 587-593

  Tsuji, Riichiro ^a   Nakagawa, Masako ^a   Nishida, Atsushi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 CHLORO 2 METHYLBUTANAL; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BUTYRALDEHYDE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PYRROLO[2,3 B]INDOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; PHYSOSTIGMA; PHYSOSTIGMA VENENOSUM; PLANT SEED;

EID: 0037159759     PISSN: 03855414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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