Mimicking biosynthesis: Total synthesis of the triterpene natural product abudinol B from a squalene-like precursor

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 4377-4379

  Tong, Rongbiao ^a   McDonald, Frank E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimetic synthesis; Epoxides; Ring closure; Terpenes; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPLEXATION; RAW MATERIALS;

BIOMIMETIC SYNTHESIS; EPOXIDES; RING CLOSURE; TERPENES; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ABUDINOL B; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; SQUALENE; TRITERPENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; METHODOLOGY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOMIMETICS; CYCLIZATION; SQUALENE; STEREOISOMERISM; TRITERPENES;

EID: 46749143814     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800749     Document Type: Article

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