A two-step total synthesis of the natural pentacycle trichodimerol, a novel inhibitor of TNF-α production

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1503-1504

  Barnes Seeman, David ^a   Corey, E J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGED COMPOUND; TRICHODIMEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; DIMERIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033523823     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol991070h     Document Type: Article

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19. We are grateful to Prof. W. A. Ayer of the University of Alberta for generously providing a sample of natural trichodimerol.