Organocatalytic asymmetric Robinson annulation of α,β- unsaturated aldehydes: Applications to the total synthesis of (+)-palitantin

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 8459-8471

  Hong, Bor Cherng ^a   Wu, Ming Fun ^a   Tseng, Hsing Chang ^a   Huang, Guo Fong ^a   Su, Cheng Feng ^a   Liao, Ju Hsiou ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLALDEHYDES; PALITANTIN; ROBINSON ANNULATION;

CATALYSIS; CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ORGANOMETALLICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDES;

3 (2 NITROPHENYL)ACRYLALDEHYDE; 3 METHYLBUT 2 ENAL; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; PALITANTIN; PROLINE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROBINSON ANNULATION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOHEXANOLS; CYCLOHEXANONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROLINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 35548940800     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo701477v     Document Type: Article

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