Total synthesis of the antibiotic erypoegin H and cognates by a PtCl 2-catalyzed cycloisomerization reaction

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 4760-4763

  Fürstner, Alois ^a   Heilmann, Eike K ^a   Davies, Paul W ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Antibiotics; Heterocycles; Natural products; Platinum

Indexed keywords

ALKYNES; CYCLOISOMERIZATION REACTION; HETEROCYCLES; NATURAL PRODUCTS;

BACTERIA; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; ERYPOEGIN H; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLATINUM CHLORIDE; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; BENZOPYRANS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ISOFLAVONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34347212144     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200700895     Document Type: Article

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