Synthesis of morphine alkaloids and derivatives

Topics in Current Chemistry

Volumn 309, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-66

  Rinner, Uwe ^a   Hudlicky, Tomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Analgesia; Codeine; Demethylation; Morphine; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; CODEINE; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; OPIATE ALKALOIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84855932564     PISSN: 03401022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/128_2011_133     Document Type: Article

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