SYNTHESIS OF EPIBATIDINE

Authors
SESTANJ K MELENSKI E JIRKOVSKY I
Citation
K. Sestanj et al., SYNTHESIS OF EPIBATIDINE, Tetrahedron letters, 35(30), 1994, pp. 5417-5420
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
35
Issue
30
Year of publication
1994
Pages
5417 - 5420
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1994)35:30<5417:SOE>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A total synthesis of racemic epibatidine, a natural product with analg esic activity, is described. Distinctly different from the previously published routes it starts from simple, known precursors, to provide t he alkaloid in six steps.