Total synthesis and absolute stereochemistry of polygalolides A and B

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 39, 2006, Pages 6532-6535

  Nakamura, Seiichi ^a   Sugano, Yukihito ^a   Kikuchi, Fumiaki ^a   Hashimoto, Shunichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldol reaction; Carbonyl ylides; Cycloaddition; Diazo compounds; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALDOL REACTIONS; CORE STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; DIAZO COMPOUNDS; POLYGALOLIDES; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYGALOLIDE A; POLYGALOLIDE B;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CYCLIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYGALACEAE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CYCLIZATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHENOLS; POLYGALA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 33749856973     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200602030     Document Type: Article

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