Anodic cyclization reactions: The total synthesis of alliacol A

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-37

  Mihelcic, John ^a   Moeller, Kevin D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKENE; ALLIACOL A; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTROLYTE; IODINE; KETONE; PHOSPHITE; PROTON; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRIETHYL PHOSPHITE; TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COUPLING REACTION; CYCLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; HORNER WADSWORTH EMMONS REACTION; MOLECULE; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

ANIONS; CYCLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0037425568     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja029064v     Document Type: Article

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