An efficient synthesis of oosporein

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 5050-5052

  Love, Brian E ^a   Bonner Stewart, Jeffrey ^b   Forrest, Lori A ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PhytoMyco Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Diquinone; Oosporein; Thiele Winter acetoxylation; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CUPRIC ION; DRUG METABOLITE; ISOPHOENICIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; OOSPOREIN; PHOENICIN; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67650087497     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.06.103     Document Type: Article

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