Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-triptolide, (-)-triptonide, (+)- triptophenolide, and (+)-triptoquinonide

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2208-2217

  Yang, Dan ^a   Ye, Xiang Yang ^a   Xu, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIPTOLIDE; TRIPTONIDE; TRIPTOPHENOLIDE; TRIPTOQUINONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; MODEL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; DITERPENES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; PHENANTHRENES; STEREOISOMERISM; TRITERPENES;

EID: 0034616006     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9919613     Document Type: Article

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