Asymmetric and enantiospecific syntheses of 1-hydroxymethyl pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Isoretronecanol and trachelantamidine (laburnine) are naturally occurring pyrrolizidine alkaloids which display potent biological activity, and as such these compounds have, in recent years, attracted significant interest from the bioorganic and synthetic communities. This review delineates both the...

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Main Authors: Brambilla, M, Davies, S, Fletcher, A, Thomson, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014