Stereoselective dichlorination of allylic alcohol derivatives to access key stereochemical arrays of the chlorosulfolipids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 37, 2008, Pages 12514-12518

  Shibuya, Grant M ^a   Kanady, Jacob S ^a   Vanderwal, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS; HIGH SELECTIVITY; NATURAL PRODUCTS; STEREO-SELECTIVE; STEREOTETRAD;

RAW MATERIALS;

ALCOHOL; CHLORIDE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHLORINATION; CONFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

HALOGENATION; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PROPANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 51949102215     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja804167v     Document Type: Article

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