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Synthesis of deserpidine from reserpine
Varchi, Greta,Battaglia, Arturo,Samori, Cristian,Baldelli, Eleonora,Danieli, Bruno,Fontana, Gabriele,Guerrini, Andrea,Bombardelli, Ezio
, p. 1629 - 1631 (2008/09/17)
The Rauwolfia alkaloids reserpine (1) and deserpidine (2), two alkaloids from Rauwolfia species, have been widely used for their antihypertensive action. Deserpidine (2) is a compound with limited availability from natural sources, and its synthesis from 1 in six steps (41% overall yield) is reported here.
