Synthesis of a tricyclic mescaline analogue by catalytic C-H bond activation

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1301-1303

  Ahrendt, Kateri A ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a   Ellman, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; MESCALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GALLIC ACID; GALLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN BOND; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; GALLIC ACID; MESCALINE; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 0038601661     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol034228d     Document Type: Article

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