Enantioselective synthesis of fusarentin methyl ethers: Insecticidal metabolites of Fusarium larvarum

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 44, 1996, Pages 8053-8056

  McNicholas, Carole ^a   Simpson, Thomas J ^b   Willett, Nicola J ^b  

^a Cantab Pharmaceuticals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSARENTIN DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS;

FUSARIUM LARVARUM;

EID: 0030605169     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)01823-0     Document Type: Article

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