Catalytic enantioselective silylation of acyclic and cyclic triols: Application to total syntheses of cleroindicins D, F, and C

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 547-550

  You, Zhen ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a   Snapper, Marc L ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enantioselectivity; Homogeneous catalysis; Natural products; Silanes; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ETHERS; REACTION KINETICS; SILANES;

A PLANTS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE TOTAL SYNTHESIS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; NEW PROCESSES; SILYL ETHERS; SILYLATION; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CLEROINDICIN C; CLEROINDICIN D; CLEROINDICIN F;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ACIDS, ACYCLIC; BENZOFURANS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 58249117807     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200805338     Document Type: Article

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