An alternative preparation of camptothecin 20(S)-acetate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919708006803

Camptothecin 20(S) acetate was obtained in 60% yield by reaction of camptothecin with trichloroethane in sulfuric acid. This method represents another alternative preparation of camptothecin ester using trichloroethane as acylating agent.

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An Alternative Preparation of
Camptothecin 20(S)-Acetate
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Zhisong Cao
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The Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research , 1918
Chenevert Street, Houston, Texas, 77003
Published online: 22 Aug 2006.
To cite this article: Zhisong Cao (1997) An Alternative Preparation of Camptothecin
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