Ring-closing alkyne metathesis: Application to the stereoselective total synthesis of prostaglandin E2-1,15-lactone

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1234-1236

  Fürstner, Alois ^a   Grela, Karol ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Macrocycles; Metathesis; Prostaglandins; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ALKYNE; CYCLOALKENE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; PROSTAGLANDIN E2 DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0038584256     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(20000403)39:7<1234::AID-ANIE1234>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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