Total synthesis of valerenic acid, a potent gabaa receptor modulator

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1151-1153

  Ramharter, Jürgen ^a   Mulzer, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; INDENE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE; VALERENIC ACID; VALERIAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROGENATION; SYNTHESIS;

GABA MODULATORS; HYDROGENATION; INDENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SESQUITERPENES; VALERIAN;

EID: 64349100405     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9000137     Document Type: Article

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