The Woodward Research Institute, Robert Burns Woodward (1917-1979) and chemistry behind the glass door

Helvetica Chimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 923-946

  Craig, G Wayne ^a  

^a Lead Finding Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lactams; Alkaloids; Azatwistane; Chemistry in Switzerland; History of chemistry; Prostaglandins; Quinine; Steroids; Woodward Research Institute

Indexed keywords

ALKALOIDS; AZATWISTANE; HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY; PROSTAGLANDINS; QUININE; STEROIDS; WOODWARD;

AMIDES; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

3,8 DIFORMYLQUINUCLIDINE; ALDOSTERONE; BETA LACTAM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DEXTRO 3 KETO DELTA [4,9,(11)16] ETIOCHOLATRIENATE; DEXTRO QUININE; DEXTRO QUINOTOXINE; PENICILLIN G; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; QUININE DERIVATIVE; QUINUCLIDINE DERIVATIVE; RESERPINE; STEROID; STRYCHNINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; OZONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 79959214471     PISSN: 0018019X     EISSN: 15222675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201100077     Document Type: Review

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