Stereocontrolled generation of the (2R) chroman core of vitamin E: Total synthesis of (2R,4'RS,8'RS)-α-tocopherol

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 4930-4933

  Hernández Torres, Gloria ^a   Urbano, Antonio ^a   Carmen Carreno M ^a   Coloberť, Françoise ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; CATALYSIS; CHROMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70350623198     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9020783     Document Type: Article

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