Synthesis of (-)-agelastatin a by [3.3] sigmatropic rearrangement of allyl cyanate

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2989-2992

  Ichikawa, Yoshiyasu ^a   Yamaoka, Tomonori ^a   Nakano, Keiji ^a   Kotsuki, Hiyoshizo ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGELASTATIN A; ALKALOID; ALLYL COMPOUND; ARABINITOL; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; SUGAR ALCOHOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CYANATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXAZOLIDINONES; STEREOISOMERISM; SUGAR ALCOHOLS;

EID: 34547953030     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0709735     Document Type: Article

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