An efficient synthesis of D-erythro- and D-threo-sphingosine from D-glucose: Olefin cross-metathesis approach

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 5805-5807

  Chaudhari, Vinod D ^a   Ajish Kumar, K S ^a   Dhavale, Dilip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; SPHINGOSINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; GLUCOSE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPHINGOSINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 30144438606     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol052320z     Document Type: Article

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