Formation of benzo[b]fluorenes and the benzo[a]fluorene core of the fluostatins by cyclization of diaryldiynones

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-155

  Atienza, Carmen ^a   Mateo, Cristina ^a   De Frutos, Óscar ^a   Echavarren, Antonio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; BENZO(A)FLUORENE; BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; FLUORENES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0035945745     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0067336     Document Type: Article

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