Synthetic strategies of marine polycyclic ethers via intramolecular allylations: Linear and convergent approaches

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 423-432

  Kadota, Isao ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALLYL COMPOUND; ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SEA; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ETHERS, CYCLIC; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 20444454650     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar040118a     Document Type: Article

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