The first synthetic studies on pestalotiopsin A. A stereocontrolled approach to the functionalised bicyclic core

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 328-337

  Johnston, Derek ^a   Couché, Emmanuel ^a   Edmonds, David J ^a   Muir, Kenneth W ^a   Procter, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ASSAYS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SAMARIUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

BICYCLIC CORE; CYCLIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; PESTALOTIOPSIN;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0042318784     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b209066j     Document Type: Article

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