Synthesis of a norsesquiterpene spirolactone/steroidal hybrid by using an environmentally friendly domino reaction as a key step

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 26, 2007, Pages 4305-4312

  Chanu, Angéline ^a   Safir, Imad ^a   Basak, Ramkrishna ^a   Chiaroni, Angèle ^a   Arseniyadis, Siméon ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Domino reactions; Hybrid molecules; Iodobenzene diacetate; Lead tetraacetate; Natural products

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548736048     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700446     Document Type: Article

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