Pinacol macrocyclization-based route to the polyfused medium-sized CDE ring system of lancifodilactone G

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3781-3784

  Raquette, Leo A ^a   Lai, Kwong Wah ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOCTANE DERIVATIVE; IODIDE; LANCIFODILACTONE G; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; SAMARIUM; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE; TRITERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLOOCTANES; IODIDES; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SAMARIUM; TRITERPENES;

EID: 55949100808     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8014607     Document Type: Article

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