Synthesis of oxepanes and trans-fused bisoxepanes via biomimetic, endo-regioselective tandem oxacyclizations of polyepoxides

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2917-2919

  McDonald, Frank E ^a   Wang, Xia ^a   Do, Bao ^a   Hardcastle, Kenneth I ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; MARINE TOXIN; OXEPINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MARINE TOXINS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; OXEPINS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034618330     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0064009     Document Type: Article

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