Conjugate addition of 2- and 4-pyridylcuprates: An expeditious asymmetric synthesis of natural (-)-evoninic acid

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 891-894

  Spivey, Alan C ^a   Shukla, Lena ^a   Hayler, Judy F ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; ETHER; EVONINIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELASTRACEAE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CELASTRACEAE; ETHER, ETHYL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROPIONIC ACIDS; PYRIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33947146141     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol070011y     Document Type: Article

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