Concurrent ring opening and halogenation of spiroketals

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 4655-4658

  LaCour, Thomas G ^a   Fuchs, P L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetals; Enol ethers; Phosphonium salts; Steroids and sterols

Indexed keywords

ACETAL DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HECOGENIN ACETIC ACID; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; SPIRO COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HALOGENATION; ISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033580858     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00827-8     Document Type: Article

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