HETEROCYCLES
An International Journal for Reviews and Communications in Heterocyclic ChemistryWeb Edition ISSN: 1881-0942
Published online by The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Special Issue
Robert B. Woodward's Special Issues, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1977
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■ Alkaloids of Ancistrocladaceae
Tuticorin R. Govindachari* and Papagudi C. Parthasarathy
*CIBA-GEIGY Research Centre, Goregaon Bombay 400063, India
Abstract
The chemistry of the various isoquinoline alkaloids isolated from species of Ancistrocladus, the only genus of the plant family Ancistrocladaceae, has been reviewed.
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■ The Ladybug Alkaloids Including Synthesis and Biosynthesis
William A. Ayer* and Lois M. Browne
*Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada
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■ Synthesis of Gibberellins
Eiichi Fujita* and Manabu Node
*Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Abstract
Synthetic studies on gibberellins have been developed during the past twenty years. This review deals with several works concerning synthesis of gibberellin derivatives, total synthesis of gibberellins, and chemical conversions of natural products into gibberellins.