Synthesis of bicyclo[5.3.0]azulene derivatives

Nature Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1113-1117

  Nolting, Donald D ^a   Nickels, Michael ^a   Price, Ronald ^a   Gore, John C ^a   Pham, Wellington ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,2 DIMETHOXYPROPANE; 7 OXOCYCLOHEPTA 1,3,5 TRIENYL 4 METHYLBENZENESULFONATE; AZULENE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE; METHYL 2 METHYLAZULENE 1 CARBOXYLATE; METHYL 2 OXO 2H CYCLOHEPTA[B]FURAN 3 CARBOXYLATE; PROPANE; TROPOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE; VINYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CYCLOADDITION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENERGY YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL STIMULATION;

AZULENES; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; TROPOLONE; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 68449096141     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.99     Document Type: Article

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