The synthesis of velloziolide via Nicholas reaction based γ-carbonyl cations

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7411-7416

  Green, James R ^a   Tjeng, Andy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

[CARBONYL; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CUPRATES; DITERPENES; JOHNSON-CLAISEN REARRANGEMENTS; MODEL STUDY; NICHOLAS REACTIONS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

CARBONYLATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; OLEFINS; POSITIVE IONS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYTOLUENE; 9,11 SECO ROSANE DITERPENE VELLOZIOLIDE; CARBON; CATION; DITERPENE; GAMMA CARBONYL CATION; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; CATIONS; COBALT; DITERPENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70349451715     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo901471b     Document Type: Article

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