Modeling the stereoselectivity of the Johnson-Claisen rearrangements in the Danishefsky synthesis of gelsemine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 7028-7034

  Ozturk, C ^a   Aviyente, V ^a   Houk, K N ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROGEN; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

DANISHEFSKY SYNTHESIS; JOHNSON-CLAISEN (J-C) REARRANGEMENTS; REPULSIVE INTERACTIONS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKALOID; GELSEMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION;

EID: 24144471800     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo050055p     Document Type: Article

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