Studies on intramolecular Cr(0)-promoted [6π+2π] cycloaddition reactions. Synthesis of β-cedrene

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 47, 1997, Pages 8153-8156

  Rigby, James H ^a   Kirova Snover, Margarita ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEDRENE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030663394     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10221-0     Document Type: Article

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