Density functional theory guided design of exo-selective dehydroalanine dienophiles for application toward the synthesis of palau'amine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-110

  Cernak, Timothy A ^a   Gleason, James L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROALANINE DIENOPHILES; DFT COMPUTATIONS; DIELS-ALDER CYCLOADDITIONS; PALAU'AMINE;

ADDITION REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ESTERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINES;

CYCLOPENTADIENE DERIVATIVE; DEHYDROALANINE; HYDANTOIN DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; OXAZOLONE; PALAU AMINE; THIOHYDANTOIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIELS ALDER REACTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ALANINE; AMINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPENTANES; GUANIDINES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 37549031235     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo701866g     Document Type: Article

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