Allocolchicinoid synthesis via direct arylation

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2849-2852

  Leblanc, Mélissa ^a   Fagnou, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCOLCHICINE; COLCHICINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; COLCHICINE; CYCLIZATION; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 22244467723     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0505959     Document Type: Article

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