The total synthesis of psymberin

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2597-2600

  Huang, Xianhai ^a   Shao, Ning ^a   Palani, Anandan ^a   Aslanian, Robert ^a   Buevich, Alexei ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PSYMBERIN; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; PYRONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRANS; PYRONES;

EID: 34547153679     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol071068n     Document Type: Article

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