Chemistry of pyrrocorphins: Synthesis of isobacteriochlorins and pyrrocorphins bearing a methyl group at the meso position between rings A and D

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 23, 1983, Pages 1401-1404

  Hilpert, Kurt ^a   Leumann, Christian ^a   Davis, Anthony P ^a   Eschenmoser, Albert ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 37049102590     PISSN: 00224936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c39830001401     Document Type: Article

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