Conformational Control in the Cyclization of an Unsaturated Vinyllithium: Synthesis of (±)-Laurene

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 1995, Pages 7791-7795

  Bailey, William F ^a   Jiang, Xing Long ^a   McLeod, Carla E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAURENE; SESQUITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028785390     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo00129a020     Document Type: Article

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