Diastereoselective SmI2 mediated cascade radical cyclisations of methylenecyclopropane derivatives - Syntheses of paeonilactone B and 6-epi-paeonilactone A

Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 5, 2001, Pages 487-496

  Boffey, Raymond J ^a   Whittingham, William G ^a   Kilburn, Jeremy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALKYLATION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHELATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; DIMERIZATION; ETHERS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CASCADE RADICAL CYCLIZATION REACTIONS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

ACETONE;

EID: 0035820173     PISSN: 14727781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b009513n     Document Type: Article

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