Synthesis of optically pure (+)-puraquinonic acid and assignment of absolute configuration to natural (-)-puraquinonic acid. Use of radical cyclization for asymmetric generation of a quaternary center

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4116-4125

  Clive, Derrick L J ^a   Yu, Maolin ^a   Sannigrahi, Mousumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALDOL REACTION; CYCLIZATION PROCESS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

ACETAL; ALDEHYDE; ALLYL ALCOHOL; IMIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PURAQUINONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DEGRADATION; POLARIMETRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYCLIZATION; HUMANS; INDENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 2942567915     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo040115b     Document Type: Article

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