The synthesis of (-)-gloeosporone, a potent fungal autoinhibitor of spore germination using a π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complex and a new reductive decomplexation procedure for the installation of the embedded 1, 7-diol component of the natural product

Heterocycles

Volumn 62, Issue , 2004, Pages 619-633

  Cleator, Ed ^a   Harter, Jürgen ^a   Ley, Steven V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GLOEOSPORONE; IRON COMPLEX; NATURAL PRODUCT; PI ALLYLTRICARBONYLIRON LACTONE COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DECOMPLEXATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REDUCTION; SPORE GERMINATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0347720691     PISSN: 03855414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3987/com-03-s(p)55     Document Type: Article

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