Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-curcuquinone via regioselective chromium-mediated benzannulation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3745-3748

  Minatti, Ana ^a   Dötz, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; ETHERS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BENZANNULATION REATIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; HYDROQUINONES; MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIUM; CURCUHYDROQUINONE MONOMETHYL ETHER; CURCUQUINONE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BENZANNULATION REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; CNIDARIA; HYDROQUINONES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 17744400729     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0500939     Document Type: Article

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