Leucascandrolide A: Synthesis and Related Studies

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 9274-9283

  Fettes, Alec ^a   Carreira, Erick M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLACTONIZATION; MACROLIDE MOIETIES;

CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SELENIUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COPPER DERIVATIVE; COPPER FLUORIDE; CROTONALDEHYDE; GLYCERALDEHYDE; ISOPROPYLIDENE GLYCERALDEHYDE; LEUCASCANDROLIDE; MACROLIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SELENIUM; SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROPYRAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ALKYNILIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; CYCLIZATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0344823706     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo034964v     Document Type: Article

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