Natural products as inspiration for the development of asymmetric catalysis

Nature

Volumn 455, Issue 7211, 2008, Pages 323-332

  Mohr, Justin T ^a   Krout, Michael R ^a   Stoltz, Brian M ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANTHIWIGIN F; FLUSTRAMINE B; FLUVIRUCININE A1; HARMICINE; INDACRINONE; MARCFORTINE; MARCFORTINE B; MINFIENSINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NATURAL PRODUCTS AND THEIR SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES; SITAGLIPTIN; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOADDITION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 52449100159     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07370     Document Type: Review

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