A stereoselective synthesis of cis- and trans-fused lactones via the palladium(II)-catalyzed carbonylation of organomercurials

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1125-1128

  Kočovský, Pavel ^b   Green, Jason M ^b   Mitchell, William L ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0342973197     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(95)02322-4     Document Type: Article

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38. 5 Therefore, it was omitted in the trans series.