New synthetic strategies for the stereocontrolled synthesis of substituted 'skipped' diepoxides

Tetrahedron

Volumn 65, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 6648-6655

  Morten, Christopher J ^a   Jamison, Timothy F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE; BROMIDE; EPOXIDE; PALLADIUM;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67650269817     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.05.074     Document Type: Article

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