Towards the synthesis of epothilone A: Enantioselective preparation of the thiazole side-chain and macrocyclic ring closure

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2061-2064

  Taylor, Richard E ^a   Haley, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOTHILONE A; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NATURAL PRODUCT; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031585037     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00285-2     Document Type: Article

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