An improved synthesis of the "miracle nutrient" coenzyme Q 10

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4095-4097

  Lipshutz, Bruce H ^a   Lower, Asher ^a   Berl, Volker ^b   Schein, Karin ^b   Wetterich, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ALKYNE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PROPYNE; TOLUENE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; ALKYLATION; ALKYNES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TOLUENE; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 25444483890     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol051329y     Document Type: Article

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