Enantioselective total synthesis of epothilone A using multifunctional asymmetric catalyses

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 209-213

  Sawada, Daisuke ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Epothilones; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE B;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; HYDROLYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034598534     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(20000103)39:1<209::AID-ANIE209>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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