An exceptionally mild catalytic thioester aldol reaction inspired by polyketide biosynthesis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2852-2853

  Lalic, Gojko ^a   Aloise, Allen D ^a   Shair, Matthew D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COPPER COMPLEX; FATTY ACID; MALONIC ACID; NICKEL COMPLEX; POLYKETIDE; THIOESTER; ZINC COMPLEX;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; KINETICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; KETONES; KINETICS; MACROLIDES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0037433513     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja029452x     Document Type: Article

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