Selective generation of quaternary all-carbon-centres through Heck-cyclisations: Synthesis of mesembrane

Chemical Communications

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 937-939

  Klein, Johannes E M N ^a   Geoghegan, Kimberly ^a   Méral, Nicolas ^a   Evans, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; CARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; HECK REACTION; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 75649105729     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b923175g     Document Type: Article

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