A first generation chemoenzymatic synthesis of (+)-galanthamine

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1437-1447

  Banwell, Martin G ^a   Ma, Xinghua ^a   Karunaratne, Ochitha P ^a   Willis, Anthony C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMO-ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; GALANTHAMINE; QUATERNARY CARBON; REARRANGEMENT REACTIONS; STARTING MATERIALS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 77957701536     PISSN: 00049425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CH10201     Document Type: Article

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