An enantioselective synthesis of phomopsolide D

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 34, 2004, Pages 6407-6411

  Li, Miaosheng ^a   O'Doherty, George A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBON; FURAN DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PHOMOPSOLIDE D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ATOM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROXYLATION; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 4143112330     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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