Nicholas reactions in the construction of cyclohepta[ de ]naphthalenes and cyclohepta[de]naphthalenones. The total synthesis of microstegiol

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 8258-8270

  Taj, Rafiq A ^a   Green, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPROTECTION; METHYL GROUP; NICHOLAS REACTIONS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; RING CLOSURES; TAUTOMERIZATIONS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NAPHTHALENE;

CYCLOHEPTANE DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; MICROSTEGIOL; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; NICHOLAS REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NAPHTHALENES; STEREOISOMERISM; TETRALONES;

EID: 78650288787     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo102127q     Document Type: Article

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