title: A short formal total synthesis of strychnine with a samarium diiodide induced cascade reaction as the key step.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beemelmanns
authors.forename: Hans-Ulrich
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Reissig
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007454:Iodides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012493:Samarium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013331:Strychnine / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D031451:Strychnos / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D007454:Iodides; D012493:Samarium; D013331:Strychnine; C409809:samarium diiodide