An improved synthesis of the scyphostatin side-chain

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2551-2554

  McAllister, Graeme D ^a   Taylor, Richard J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross coupling; Desymmetrisation; Enzymes; Natural products; Stereoselective synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SCYPHOSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; DESILYLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; NEGISHI REACTION; OLEFINATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 1542302454     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.01.156     Document Type: Article

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