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Asymmetric Synthesis of Fortucine and Reassignment of Its Absolute Configuration
Author(s) -
Beaulieu MarcAndré,
Ottenwaelder Xavier,
Canesi Sylvain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201402980
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , absolute configuration , absolute (philosophy) , philosophy , stereochemistry , art , mathematics , chemistry , epistemology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Sylvain Canesi at the Université du Québec à Montréal and Xavier Ottenwaelder at Concordia University. The image depicts the asymmetric total synthesis of the alkaloid fortucine isolated from the species of plant Fortune Narcissus of Amarillydaceaes . Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.201402323 .