A SHORT, STEREOCONTROLLED SYNTHESIS OF STRYCHNINE

Authors
RAWAL VH IWASA S
Citation
Vh. Rawal et S. Iwasa, A SHORT, STEREOCONTROLLED SYNTHESIS OF STRYCHNINE, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(10), 1994, pp. 2685-2686
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of organic chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223263
Volume
59
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2685 - 2686
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3263(1994)59:10<2685:ASSSOS>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Strychnine has been synthesized by a short, highly stereocontrolled ro ute that involves the efficient transformation of commercially availab le 2-nitrophenylacetonitrile into isostrychnine, a known precursor to strychnine.