Ab initio and semiempirical corroboration of the observed stereoselectivity in the transannular Diels-Alder reaction leading to steroids

Tetrahedron

Volumn 54, Issue 34, 1998, Pages 10089-10110

  Couturier, Michel ^a   Dory, Yves L ^a   Fortin, Daniel ^a   Rouillard, Alain ^a   Deslongchamps, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BETULACEAE;

EID: 0032552115     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(98)00600-0     Document Type: Article

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