Formal total synthesis of ascidiatrienolide A and the didemnilactones

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 344, Issue 6-7, 2002, Pages 657-665

  Fürstner, Alois ^a   Schlede, Monika ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medium sized rings; Metathesis; Natural products; Ruthenium; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346171216     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1615-4169(200208)344:6/7<657::AID-ADSC657>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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