First asymmetric synthesis of 6-hydroxy-4-sphingenine-containing ceramides. Use of chiral propargylic alcohols to prepare a lipid found in human skin

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 348-354

  Chun, Jiong ^a   Byun, Hoe Sup ^a   Bittman, Robert ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SKIN;

ETHERS; ISOMERS; REDUCTION; SKIN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALCOHOLS;

6 HYDROXY 4 SPHINGENINE; ALCOHOL; CERAMIDE; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOSINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOMER; HUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SKIN; STRATUM CORNEUM;

CATALYSIS; CERAMIDES; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPHINGOSINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0037462337     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo026240+     Document Type: Article

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