Total synthesis of (-)-blepharocalyxin D

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-144

  Haye, Min Ko ^a   Dong, Gil Lee ^a   Min, Ah Kim ^a   Hak, Joong Kim ^a   Park, Jaejoon ^b   Myoung, Soo Lan ^b   Lee, Eun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEPHAROCALYXIN D; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRANS;

EID: 33846451032     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0627956     Document Type: Article

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