Total synthesis and elucidation of the absolute configuration of the diterpene tonantzitlolone

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 479-482

  Jasper, Christian ^a   Wittenberg, Rüdiger ^a   Quitschalle, Monika ^a   Jakupovic, Jasmin ^b   Kirschning, Andreas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b ANALYTICON DISCOVERY GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; POTASSIUM; TONANTZITLOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OLEFINATION; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SYNTHESIS;

DITERPENES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 13844272566     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol047559e     Document Type: Article

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