Anodic coupling reactions: Probing the stereochemistry of tetrahydrofuran formation. A short, convenient synthesis of linalool oxide

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 2685-2688

  Duan, Shengquan ^a   Moeller, Kevin D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FURAN DERIVATIVE; LINALOOL; TERPENE; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

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

FURANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MONOTERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM; TERPENES;

EID: 0035940147     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0162670     Document Type: Article

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