An efficient formal synthesis of balanol via the asymmetric epoxide ring opening reaction

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1693-1696

  Wu, Michael H ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANOL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031562447     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00192-5     Document Type: Article

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