Improved synthesis of epothilone B employing alkylation of an alkyne for assembly of subunits

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1431-1434

  White, James D ^a   Sundermann, Kurt F ^a   Carter, Rich G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EPOTHILONE B; EPOTHILONE DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; ALKYNES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; EPOTHILONES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0033523815     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol990248x     Document Type: Article

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