Desymmetrization of a centrosymmetric diepoxide: Efficient synthesis of a key intermediate in a total synthesis of hemibrevetoxin B

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 747-753

  Holland, Joanne M ^a   Lewis, Mark ^b   Nelson, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMICS;

KINETIC CONTROL;

EPOXY RESINS;

EPOXIDE; HEMIBREVETOXIN B; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEUROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; EPOXIDATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CYCLIZATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0346668206     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo026456b     Document Type: Article

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