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Total synthesis of (±)-homoepibatidine

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Total synthesis of (±)-homoepibatidine (2), which contains the 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1] octane ring system, was achieved by using palladium-catalyzed Heck-type coupling reaction from3.

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Kim, YH., Won, DY., Oh, CY. et al. Total synthesis of (±)-homoepibatidine. Arch Pharm Res 22, 435–436 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02979073

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