A biomimetic chromanol cyclization leading to α-tocopherol

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1126-1130

  Grütter, Christian ^a   Alonso, Emma ^a   Chougnet, Antoinette ^a   Waggon, Wolf D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomimetic synthesis; Cyclization; Diastereoselectivity; Enzyme catalysis; Peptides

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC SYNTHESIS; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME CATALYSIS; PEPTIDES;

REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

2,2,5,7,8 PENTAMETHYL 1 HYDROXYCHROMAN; 2,2,5,7,8-PENTAMETHYL-1-HYDROXYCHROMAN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTIC ACID; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; PROLINE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTIC ACID; BIOMIMETICS; CHROMANS; CYCLIZATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PROLINE; SERINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33746316224     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503123     Document Type: Article

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