Application of vicarious nucleophilic substitution to the total synthesis of dl-physostigmine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 6133-6139

  Rege, Pankaj D ^a   Johnson, Francis ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TECHNIQUE;

BROMINE; CATALYSIS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FABACEAE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSOSTIGMINE; STEREOISOMERISM; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0042532026     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo026438u     Document Type: Article

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