Ethylene in organic synthesis. repetitive hydrovinylation of alkenes for highly enantioselective syntheses of pseudopterosins

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5776-5779

  Mans, Daniel J ^a   Cox, G Adam ^a   Rajanbabu, T V ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRAL CENTERS; CHIRAL INTERMEDIATES; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; DIASTEREOMERIC; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; EXISTING METHOD; HYDROVINYLATION; NATURAL PRODUCTS; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOPTEROSINS; VINYL GROUP;

CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKENE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ETHYLENE; PSEUDOPTEROSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROVINYLATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DITERPENES; ETHYLENES; GLYCOSIDES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79954490071     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja201321v     Document Type: Article

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