Total synthesis of (-)-(α)-kainic acid via a diastereoselective methylenecyclopropane ring expansion

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3045-3047

  Scott, Mark E ^a   Lautens, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; KAINIC ACID; METHYLENECYCLOPROPANE;

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

CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KAINIC ACID; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 22244472986     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol051003p     Document Type: Article

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