Indole diterpene synthetic studies: Development of a second-generation synthetic strategy for (+)-nodulisporic acids A and B

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4611-4620

  Smith III, Amos B ^a   Kürti, László ^a   Davulcu, Akin H ^a   Young, Shin Cho ^a   Ohmoto, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-COUPLING; FIRST-GENERATION APPROACH; INTERMEDIATES; NODULISPORIC ACIDS A;

CHEMICAL STABILITY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CYCLIZATION; INSECTICIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

DITERPENE; HYDROXYL GROUP; INDOLE; NODULISPORIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; HECK REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AMINATION; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; DITERPENES; INDOLES; KINETICS; LACTONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34250895564     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062423a     Document Type: Article

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