A new approach for the asymmetric total synthesis of umbelactone

Chirality

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-226

  Liu, Huawei ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Li, Yulin ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 methyl 2 buten 1 ol; Total synthesis; Umbelactone

Indexed keywords

BUTENOLIDE; UMBELACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; EPOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CYCLIZATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LACTONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PENTANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33646255421     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: 1520636X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.20213     Document Type: Article

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