Synthesis of (-)-tetrodotoxin: Preparation of an advanced cyclohexenone intermediate

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 7768-7771

  Taber, Douglass F ^a   Storck, Pierre H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRODOTOXIN;

KETONES; OZONE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

2 CYCLOHEXENONE; ALKYL GROUP; CARBENE; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPIMERIZATION; OZONOLYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLOHEXANONES; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; OZONE; STEREOISOMERISM; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0141543635     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0301189     Document Type: Article

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