Novel branched ether formation via conjugate reduction of an unsaturated cyanohydrin derivative and its synthetic application to the EF-ring segment of ciguatoxin

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 41, 2004, Pages 7567-7571

  Takemura, Atsushi ^a   Fujiwara, Kenshu ^a   Murai, Akio ^a   Kawai, Hidetoshi ^a   Suzuki, Takanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branched ether synthesis; Ciguatoxin; Fused medium ring ether; Hetero Michael addition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CIGUATOXIN; CYANOHYDRIN; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ETHER; LEWIS ACID; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; MICHAEL ADDITION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 4644235621     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.08.117     Document Type: Article

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