Unexpected stereochemistry in the lithium salt catalyzed ring expansion of nonracemic oxaspiropentanes. Formal syntheses of (-)-(4R,5R)-muricatacin and the pheromone (R)-japonilure

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2923-2926

  Bernard, Angela M ^a   Frongia, Angelo ^a   Piras, Pier P ^a   Secci, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOGENIN; CYCLOBUTANONE DERIVATIVE; JAPONILURE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; MURICATACIN; PENTANE; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RACEMIC MIXTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0141631659     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol035061r     Document Type: Article

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