Synthesis of a Mexican bean beetle azamacrolide allomone via a novel lactam to lactone ring expansion

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2145-2148

  Gribble, Gordon W ^a   Silva, Richard A ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029916431     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)00234-1     Document Type: Article

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