A convergent total synthesis of phorboxazole A

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1255-1258

  González, Miguel A ^a   Pattenden, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Antitumor agents; Natural products; Olefination; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; METABOLITES; MOLECULES;

FRAGMENTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CYTOSTATIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; PHORBOXAZOLE A;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; CYTOSTASIS; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXAZOLES; PORIFERA;

EID: 0038401153     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200390321     Document Type: Article

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