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Studies on stereoselective approaches to β-carboline derivatives

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Central European Journal of Chemistry

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Transformation of β-carboline derivatives into optically active entities were studied and the de and ee values of the resulted compounds were detected.

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  1. Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Technology and Economics, Gellért tér 4, H-1111, Budapest, Hungary

    Mátyás Milen, Pál Kolonits, György Kalaus, Lajos Szabó & Csaba Szántay

  2. Research Group for Alkaloid Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Gellért tér 4, Hungary

    László Hazai & Csaba Szántay

  3. Central Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, H-1525, Budapest, Hungary

    Ágnes Gömöry

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Dedicated to Professor Károly Lempert on his 80th birthday.

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Milen, M., Hazai, L., Kolonits, P. et al. Studies on stereoselective approaches to β-carboline derivatives. cent.eur.j.chem. 3, 118–136 (2005). https://doi.org/10.2478/BF02476243

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