An arene-alkene photocycloaddition-radical cyclization cascade: The first synthesis of cis,cis,cis,trans-[5.5.5.5]-fenestranes

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 43, 1996, Pages 7687-7690

  Wender, Paul A ^a   Dore, Timothy M ^a   DeLong, Mitch A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ARENE;

EID: 0030597096     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)01740-6     Document Type: Article

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