A Convenient Method for the Preparation of 7-Cyanocamptothecins and 7-Cyanomappicine Ketones

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-204

  Das, Biswanath ^a   Srinivas, K V N S ^a   Mahender, I ^a   Ravindranath, N ^a   Ramesh, C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

7 Cyanocamptothecin; 7 Cyanomappicine; Hydroxylamine hydrochloride; Ketones; Microwave irradiation; Sodium bisulfate adsorbed on silica gel

Indexed keywords

7 CYANO 9 METHOXYCAMPTOTHECIN; 7 CYANO 9 METHOXYMAPPICINE KETONE; 7 CYANOCAMPTOTHECIN; 7 CYANOMAPPICINE KETONE; CAMPTOTHECIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DECARBOXYLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1342322809     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120027253     Document Type: Article

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