Synthesis of muscothiazoles A and B: Critical role of methyl group substitution in RCM-based syntheses of macrocycles

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2785-2788

  Commeureuc, Aurélien G J ^a   Murphy, John A ^a   Dewis, Mark L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; MUSCOTHIAZOLE A; MUSCOTHIAZOLE B; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLIZATION; PRECURSOR; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0141520617     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol034571i     Document Type: Article

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