Catalyst-controlled inverse-electron-demand hetero-Diels-Alder reactions in the enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of iridoid natural products

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2563-2565

  Chavez, David E ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CITRONELLAL; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; IRIDOID; NATURAL PRODUCT; SCHIFF BASE; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ELECTRON; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CATALYSIS; ELECTRONS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0141630721     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol034883l     Document Type: Article

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