A case study in biomimetic total synthesis: Polyolefin carbocyclizations to terpenes and steroids

Chemical Reviews

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4730-4756

  Yoder, Ryan A ^a   Johnston, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYOLEFINS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BIOMIMETIC TOTAL SYNTHESIS; CATIONIC CYCLIZATION; POLYOLEFIN CARBOCYCLIZATIONS; STEROIDS; TERPENES;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

PL 732; POLYENE; STEROID; TERPENE;

BIOMIMETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BIOMIMETICS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYENES; STEREOISOMERISM; STEROIDS; TERPENES;

EID: 30744447448     PISSN: 00092665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cr040623l     Document Type: Review

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