Highly selective copper-catalyzed ring expansion of vinyl thiiranes: Application to synthesis of biotin and the heterocyclic core of plavix

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2768-2769

  Rogers, Erik ^a   Araki, Hiroshi ^a   Batory, Lindsay A ^a   McInnis, Christine E ^a   Njardarson, Jon T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIHYDROTHIOPHENE; BIOTIN; CLOPIDOGREL; COPPER; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

BIOTIN; CATALYSIS; COPPER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES; THIOPHENES; TICLOPIDINE; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33947262954     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja069059h     Document Type: Article

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