Stereoselective synthesis of the decahydrofluorene core of the hirsutellones

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2072-2075

  Halvorsen, Geoff T ^a   Roush, William R ^a  

^a Scripps Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hirsutellone B; Intramolecular Diels Alder reaction; Oxonium ion activated dienophile; Siloxacyclopentene constrained dienophile; Stereoselective synthesis

Indexed keywords

DECAHYDROFLUORENE CORE; POLYKETIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALNUS;

EID: 79953199725     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.10.111     Document Type: Article

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