A stereoselective synthesis of the bromopyrrole natural product (-)-Agelastatin a

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3802-3805

  Wehn, Paul M ^b   Bois, J Du ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aziridination; Bromopyrroles; Homogeneous catalysis; Rhodium; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINATION; BROMOPYRROLES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; OLEFIN AZIRIDINATION; STARTING MATERIALS; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; OLEFINS; REACTION KINETICS; RHODIUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

STEREOSELECTIVITY;

AGELASTATIN A; ALKALOID; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; OXATHIANE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; RHODAMINE; SINGLE HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; SULFAMIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXAZOLIDINONES; PYRROLES; RHODAMINES; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONIC ACIDS; THIAZEPINES;

EID: 70349786454     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200806292     Document Type: Article

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