Simple enantioselective approach to synthetic limonoids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 6720-6721

  Behenna, Douglas C ^a   Corey, E J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIMONOID;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPIMERIZATION;

ALKYNES; CYCLIZATION; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; LIMONINS; METHYLATION; SILANES; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONES;

EID: 44349127230     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja802376g     Document Type: Article

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