Total synthesis of marine natural products without using protecting groups

Nature

Volumn 446, Issue 7134, 2007, Pages 404-408

  Baran, Phil S ^a   Maimone, Thomas J ^a   Richter, Jeremy M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIQUINE H; FISCHERINDOLE I; FISCHERINDOLE U; HAPALINDOLE Q; HAPALINDOLE U; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELWITINDOLINONE A;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RACEMIZATION;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALKALOIDS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CYANOBACTERIA; INDOLES; NITRILES; SEAWATER;

EID: 33947602410     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05569     Document Type: Article

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