A novel, selective, and efficient route to carotenoids and related natural products via Zr-catalyzed carboalumination and Pd- and Zn-catalyzed cross coupling

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 719-722

  Zeng, Fanxing ^a   Negishi, Ei Ichi ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CAROTENOID; PALLADIUM; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

ALUMINUM; CAROTENOIDS; CATALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PALLADIUM; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0035826386     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol000384y     Document Type: Article

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