Enantioselective synthesis of lobeline via nonenzymatic desymmetrization

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3237-3240

  Birman, Vladimir B ^a   Jiang, Hui ^a   Li, Ximin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; LOBELINE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; TOBACCO;

ALKALOIDS; CATALYSIS; LOBELINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; STEREOISOMERISM; TOBACCO;

EID: 34548153030     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol071064i     Document Type: Article

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