α,β-epoxy vinyl triflates in Pd-catalyzed reactions

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1709-1712

  Yamamoto, Kana ^a   Heathcock, Clayton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANESULFONIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LACTONE; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; SPIRO COMPOUND; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKANESULFONATES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATALYSIS; LACTONES; MESYLATES; PALLADIUM; PHENAZINES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0034658842     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol000064e     Document Type: Article

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