Generation of aza-ortho-xylylenes via ring opening of 2-(2-acylaminophenyl) aziridines: Application in the construction of the communesin ring system

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3995-3998

  Crawley, Seth L ^a   Funk, Raymond L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; COMMUNESIN B; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AZIRIDINES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 33748921055     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol061461d     Document Type: Article

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