Studies related to synthesis and biosynthesis of indole alkaloids
In Part I of this thesis, an investigation of the reaction of the alkaloid, catharanthine (12), with zinc in glacial acetic acid is presented. Four isomeric carbomethoxydihydrocleavamines (60-63) have been isolated and fully characterized. It is also shown that heating catharanthine in a mixture of...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35666 |