Selective oxidation of betulin for the preparation of betulinic acid, an antitumoral compound

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 3925-3937

  Pichette, André ^a   Liu, Hongyan ^a,b   Roy, Christian ^b   Tanguay, Steve ^a   Simard, François ^a   Lavoie, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; Chromium oxide; Oxidation; Solid suported reagent

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETULIC ACID; BETULIN; BETULINAL; CHROMIC OXIDE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; REAGENT; SILICA GEL; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CATALYST SUPPORT; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID; SOLVENT EFFECT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 7644223078     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200034788     Document Type: Article

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