Synthesis of cycloheptenols from carbohydrates by ring-closing metathesis

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 5416-5419

  Marco Contelles, José ^a   De Opazo, Elsa ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Radicales Libres   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALICYCLIC HYDROCARBON; CARBOHYDRATE; CYCLOHEPTENE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATION; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOMER; NOTE; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034714553     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo000110o     Document Type: Note

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