An efficient and convenient synthesis of enantiopure 4-(t-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-cyclohex-2-en-1-one: A formal synthesis of (±)-mesembranol

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 3673-3675

  Evarts Jr , Jerry B ^a   Fuchs, Philip L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 (TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYLOXY)CYCLOHEX 2 EN 1 ONE; HYDROXYL GROUP; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LIMONENE; LIMONENE OXIDE; MESEMBRANOL; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID VINYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENANTIOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035962985     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)00481-6     Document Type: Article

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