Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of (-)-prostaglandin E1 methyl ester based on a tandem 1,4-addition-aldol reaction

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 7244-7254

  Arnold, Leggy A ^a   Naasz, Robert ^a   Minnaard, Adriaan J ^a   Feringa, Ben L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATIONS; ENANTIOSELECTINITY;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HORMONES; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ETHERS;

ACETAL; COPPER; CYCLOPENTANE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PROSTAGLANDIN E1 DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1 METHYL ESTER; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ACETYLATION; ALPROSTADIL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION;

EID: 0037131249     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo025987x     Document Type: Article

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