Synthesis of the C1-C9 core of bengazole A: Harnessing the ambident nucleophilicity of 2-lithiooxazole

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 2903-2906

  Shafer, Cynthia M ^a   Molinski, Tadeusz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungals; Natural products; Oxazoles; Sponges

Indexed keywords

2 LITHIOOXAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; BENGAZOLE A; FLUCONAZOLE; NATURAL PRODUCT; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DESULFURIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ION PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0032492936     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00494-8     Document Type: Article

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