Organic synthesis
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Organic synthesis is a branch of chemical synthesis concerned with the construction of organic compounds. Organic compounds are molecules consisting of combinations of covalently-linked hydrogen, carb
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Strychnine
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Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, bitter, crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide, particularly for killing small vertebrates such as birds and rodents. Strychnine, when inhaled, swallowed, or
Organic synthesis
…form the desired product. Robert Burns Woodward, who received the 1965 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for several total syntheses including his synthesis of strychnine, is regarded as the grandfather of modern organic synthesis. Some latter-day examples of syntheses include Wender's, Holton's, Nicolaou's, and Danishefsky's…
Wolves poisoned with strychnine in Abruzzo National Park, Italy, 1924.
An 1809 painting by Charles Bell depicting opisthotonus caused by tetanus
Thomas Hicks, the winner of the 1904 Olympics Men's Marathon. Hicks consumed large amounts of strychnine and brandy during the race.