Asymmetric syntheses of lignans utilizing novel diastereoselective Michael addition of cyanohydrin: Syntheses of (+)-fargesin and (-)- picropodophyllone

Tetrahedron

Volumn 53, Issue 28, 1997, Pages 9585-9598

  Yoshida, Shin Ichi ^a   Yamanaka, Takeshi ^a   Miyake, Tutomu ^a   Moritani, Yasunori ^a   Ohmizu, Hiroshi ^a   Iwasaki, Tameo ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARGESIN; HEMPA; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; PICROPODOPHYLLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DIASTEREOISOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030837529     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00643-1     Document Type: Article

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