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- Title
The total synthesis of strychnine.
- Authors
Babu, Setty; Ranganathan, Subramania
- Abstract
The article discusses American organic chemist R.B. Woodward's research on the synthesis of strychnine. Topics discussed include strychnine's occurrence in forests like the Coramandal Coast of India since 16th century, its structure established in 1947, and strychnine having seven rings and six asymmetric centres with 24 skeleton atoms. It mentions that Woodward identified cysteine as the molecule needed for the synthesis.
- Subjects
STRYCHNINE; CHEMICAL synthesis; WOODWARD, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979; CYSTEINE; ASYMMETRY (Chemistry)
- Publication
Resonance: Journal of Science Education, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 7, p641
- ISSN
0971-8044
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12045-014-0065-3