Synthesis of an F-H gambierol subunit using a C-glycoside-centered strategy

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 913-916

  Majumder, Utpal ^a   Cox, Jason M ^b   Rainier, Jon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GAMBIEROL; GLYCOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CIGUATOXIN; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EPOXIDATION; OXIDATION; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; DINOFLAGELLATE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CIGUATOXINS; CYCLIZATION; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ETHERS, CYCLIC; GLYCOSIDES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0038615829     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol034100w     Document Type: Article

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