962 Total Synthesis of (—)-Bulgecinine Chem. Pharm. Bull. 45(6) 962—965 (1997) Vol. 45, No. 6 Mikiko MAEDA, Fumiaki OKAZAKI, Mayumi MURAYAMA, Yohko TACHIBANA, Yutaka AOYAGI, and Akihiro OHTA* School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, 14324 Horinouchi, Hachio/'i, Tokyo 192—03, Japan. Received November 18, 1996; accepted February 10, 1997 A short synthetic route to (—)-bulgecinine (1), the ...