Total synthesis of rac-longamide B

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 3459-3461

  Sun, Xue Tong ^a   Chen, Austin ^a  

^a MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Longamide B; Palladium catalyzed allylic alkylation; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

2 BUTENE 1,4 DI TERT BUTYLBICARBONATE; AMIDE; BICARBONATE; LONGAMIDE B; PALLADIUM; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGELAS; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34147147903     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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