#stephen pyne

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The strategies used by Pyne's group in the synthesis of these alkaloids can be summarised into three key steps:

reaction of a primary amine with an epoxide

the formation of a cycloalkene

the oxidation of the alkene group to form a vicinal diol.

"Chemistry" 2e - Blackman, A., Bottle, S., Schmid, S., Mocerino, M., Wille, U.

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We are fire creatures from an ice age.

Stephen Pyne