Discoveries from the Abyss: The abyssomicins and their total synthesis

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-42

  Nicolaou, K C ^a,b   Harrison, Scott T ^a   Chen, Jason S ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Atropisomerism; Diels alder reactions; Metathesis; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACID-CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITIES; ATROPISOMERISM; DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS; LEWIS ACIDS; MECHANISM OF ACTIONS; METATHESIS; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; TEMPLATED; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ABYSSOMICIN B; ABYSSOMICIN C; ABYSSOMICIN D; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONSTED ACID; LEWIS ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIELS ALDER REACTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ISOMERIZATION; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

EID: 63849306648     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: 1437210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083259     Document Type: Article

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