Phenazines and natural products; novel synthesis of saphenic acid

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1763-1766

  Petersen, Lars ^a   Jensen, Knud J ^a   Nielsen, John ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; DPFGSE NOE; Heterocycles; Natural products; Phenazine

Indexed keywords

SAPHENIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT;

EID: 0032877132     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-3587     Document Type: Article

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