The synthesis of germacrane sesquiterpenes and related compounds

Tetrahedron

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2115-2146

  Minnaard, Adriaan J ^a   Wijnberg, Joannes B P A ^a   De Groot, Aede ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GERMACRANE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CYCLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033582442     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00025-3     Document Type: Review

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