Chemoselectivity of the Ru-catalyzed cycloisomerization reaction for the synthesis of dihydropyrans; application to the synthesis of L-forosamine

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 684-687

  Zacuto, Michael J ^a   Tomita, Daisuke ^a   Pirzada, Zainab ^a   Xu, Feng ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOROSAMINE; HEXOSAMINE; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM;

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

CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; CYCLIZATION; HEXOSAMINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRANS; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 76849117022     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9026667     Document Type: Article

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