Asymmetric biomimetic oxidations of phenols: The mechanism of the diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of thomasidioic acid

Molecules

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-148

  Zoia, Luca ^a   Bruschi, Maurizio ^a   Orlandi, Marco ^a   Tolppa, Eeva Liisa ^a   Rindone, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformational analysis; Diastereoselection; Enantioselection; Horseradish peroxidase; Lignans; Oxidative phenol coupling; Semiempiric calculations

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; LIGNAN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PINORESINOL; THOMASIDIOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BENZOATES; BIOMIMETICS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; FURANS; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNANS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; STEREOISOMERISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 38949121775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules13010129     Document Type: Article

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