Fused 1,2-dithioles. IV. Synthesis and reactions of 1,2-dithiole S- oxides

Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 161-175

  Schachtner, Josef Emmeram ^a   Zoukas, Thomas ^a   Stachel, Hans Dietrich ^a   Polborn, Kurt ^a   Nöth, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,2 DITHIOLE OXIDE; 1,2 DITHIOLOPYRROLONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIMETHYL 4 METHYL 2,5,5 TRIOXO 4H 2LAMBDA4,5LAMBDA6 1,2 DITHIOLO[4,3 C][1,2]THIAZOLE 3,6 DICARBOXYLIC ACID; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NONHUMAN; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032938029     PISSN: 0022152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570360125     Document Type: Article

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