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Synfacts 2011(7): 0703-0703  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260490
Synthesis of Natural Products and Potential Drugs
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Synthesis of (+)-trans-Dihydrolycoricidine

Contributor(s): Steven V. Ley, Catherine F. Carter
S. L. Poe, J. P. Morken*
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA
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Publication Date:
17 June 2011 (online)

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Significance

(+)-trans-Dihydrolycoricidine is a member of the Amaryllidaceae family of natural products, members of which are highly cytotoxic. Both the natural and non-natural enantiomers have been previously prepared.