Synthesis of the potent anticancer agents ottelione A and ottelione B in both racemic and natural optically pure forms

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3078-3087

  Clive, Derrick L J ^a   Liu, Dazhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUMOR AGENTS; CYCLOPROPYL GROUP; OTTELIONE; SELECTIVE RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

ISOMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DRUG PRODUCTS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; OTTELIONE A; OTTELIONE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EPIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CYCLOHEXANONES; CYCLOPROPANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 42149117901     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702635t     Document Type: Article

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