Synthetic studies toward ecteinascidin 743

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 4397-4408

  Chen, Xiaochuan ^a   Chen, Jinchun ^a   De Paolis, Michael ^a   Zhu, Jieping ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; ALKYLATION; AMINES; CONDENSATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINO ALCOHOLS; AROMATIC RINGS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE ALKYLATION; PENTACYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

OXYGEN;

2 METHYLSESAMOL; ACETONITRILE; ALDEHYDE; AMINOALCOHOL; COMPOUND 51; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; LACTONE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; OXAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; TRABECTEDIN; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; PICTET SPENGLER REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; DIOXOLES; ISOQUINOLINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 19544388761     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo050408k     Document Type: Article

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