Catalytic asymmetric assembly of stereodefined propionate units: An enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-pironetin

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 7438-7439

  Shen, Xiaoqiang ^a   Wasmuth, Andrew S ^a   Zhao, Junping ^a   Zhu, Cheng ^a   Nelson, Scott G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIRONETIN; POLYKETIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; RING OPENING; SILYLATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATALYSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROPIONATES; PYRONES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33745018360     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja061938g     Document Type: Article

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