Evolution of dithiane-based strategies for the construction of architecturally complex natural products

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 365-377

  Smith III, Amos B ^a   Adams, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,3 DITHIANE LINCHPIN; 13 DEOXYTEDANOLIDE; ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; ANION; CALYCULIN A; CALYCULIN B; DITHIANE; EPOXIDE; HALIDE; KETONE; MYCOTICIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RIMOCIDINOLIDE; SILOXANE; SPONGISTATIN 1; SPONGISTATIN 2; TEDANOLIDE; TSUKUBAENOLIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; CHEMOREACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; LABORATORY; LITHIATION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PROTEINS; QUINOLIZINES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2942637483     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar030245r     Document Type: Review

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