The total synthesis of epibatidine

  • Soo Y. Ko
  • , Joanne Lerpiniere
  • , Ian D. Linney
  • , Roger Wrigglesworth

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Abstract

The synthesis of the potent analgesic alkaloid epibatidine 1, employing as the key step a singlet oxygen reaction with 1-(2-chloro-5-pyridyl)cyclohexa-2,4- diene 2, is described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1775-1776
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

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