Enantioselective Strategy to the Spirocyclic Core of Palau'amine and Related Bisguanidine Marine Alkaloids

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1535-1538

  Dilley, Anja S ^a   Romo, Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINE; BATZELLADINE A; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AMINES; GUANIDINES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0035902247     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol015864j     Document Type: Article

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