Recent developments in γ-lactone synthesis

Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-358

  Gil, Salvador ^a   Parra, Margarita ^a   Rodriguez, Pablo ^a   Segura, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES; DIHYDROFURANS; FUNGAL GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITOR; LACTONE RINGS; LACTONE SYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; Γ-LACTONE;

PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

EID: 70350130630     PISSN: 1570193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157019309789371596     Document Type: Article

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