Total synthesis of (+)-lithospermic acid by asymmetric intramolecular alkylation via catalytic C-H bond activation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 39, 2005, Pages 13496-13497

  O'Malley, Steven J ^a   Tan, Kian L ^a   Watzke, Anja ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a   Ellman, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; CARBON; CINNAMIC ACID; DIHYDROBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; ESTER; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; IMINE; INTEGRASE INHIBITOR; ISOVANILLIN; LITHOSPERMIC ACID; METHANOL; METHYL GROUP; METHYLCHLOROFORMATE; PYRIDINE; RHODIUM; ROSMARINIC ACID; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYCLIZATION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; DIASTEREOISOMER; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELIMINATION REACTION; EPIMERIZATION; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMER; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION; OLEFINATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE;

ALKYLATION; BENZOFURANS; CATALYSIS; DEPSIDES;

EID: 25844469333     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja052680h     Document Type: Article

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