A formal synthesis of swainsonine by gold-catalyzed allene cyclization

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3706-3708

  Bates, Roderick W ^a   Dewey, Mark R ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD CHLORIDE; GOLD DERIVATIVE; SWAINSONINE;

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

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; GOLD COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SWAINSONINE;

EID: 68949117437     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol901094h     Document Type: Article

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