Diastereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized tetrahydroxanthenols - Unprecedented access to privileged structural motifs

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 3647-3654

  Nising, Carl F ^a   Ohnemüller, Ulrike K ^a   Friedrich, Anne ^a   Lesch, Bernhard ^a   Steiner, Jochen ^a   Schnöckel, Hansgeorg ^a   Nieger, Martin ^b   Bräse, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Domino reactions; Oxidation; Polyols; Tetrahydroxanthenones

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION REACTIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

DOMINO REACTIONS; POLYOLS; STRUCTURAL MOTIFS; TETRAHYDROXANTHENONES;

ALCOHOLS;

3-HYDROXYBUTANAL; ALDEHYDE; ALDOL; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALDEHYDES; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; XANTHENES;

EID: 33646172408     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200501485     Document Type: Article

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