Total synthesis of ent-dioxepandehydrothyrsiferol via a bromonium-initiated epoxide-opening cascade

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 34, 2009, Pages 12084-12085

  Tanuwidjaja, Jessica ^a   Ng, Sze Sze ^a   Jamison, Timothy F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; METHYL GROUP; SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

HYDROCARBONS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DIOXEPANDEHYDROTHYRSIFEROL; EPOXIDE; POLYETHER; SQUALENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BROMOETHERIFICATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ETHERIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SUZUKI REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

BROMINE; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69349087429     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9052366     Document Type: Article

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