Enantioefficient synthesis of α-ergocryptine: First direct synthesis of (+)-lysergic acid

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 5993-6000

  Moldvai, István ^a   Temesvári Major, Eszter ^a   Incze, Mária ^a   Szentirmay, Éva ^b   Gács Baitz, Eszter ^a   Szántay, Csaba ^a,b  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENANTIOEFFICIENT SYNTHESIS; ERGOCRYPTINE; PEPTIDES; REACTION SEQUENCES;

AMINES; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; KETONES; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC ACIDS;

ERGOCRYPTINE; ERGOT ALKALOID; ESTER; KETONE; LYSERGIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; ERGOLINES; INDOLES; LYSERGIC ACID; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 4344703215     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049209b     Document Type: Article

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