Stille-heck coupling sequences applied in a versatile new access to steroid skeletons

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3739-3756

  Sünnemann, Hans Wolf ^a   Hofmeister, Anja ^a   Magull, Jörg ^a   De Meijere, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Cross coupling; Palladium; Pericyclic reactions; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CYCLIZATION; PALLADIUM; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; PERICYCLIC REACTIONS; SINGLE DIASTEREOMERS; STEROID SKELETONS; STILLE HECK COUPLING;

LIPIDS;

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; STEROIDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34250651657     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200601240     Document Type: Article

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