Toward more "ideal" polyketide natural product synthesis: A step-economical synthesis of zincophorin methyl ester

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 7308-7311

  Harrison, Tyler J ^a   Ho, Stephen ^a   Leighton, James L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL ESTERS; MULTI-STEP; NATURAL PRODUCT SYNTHESIS; POLYKETIDES; SINGLE-STEP; TAUTOMERIZATIONS;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYKETIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINCOPHORIN METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROTYLSILYLATION; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE TAUTOMERIZATION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; MACROLIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79955917868     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja201467z     Document Type: Article

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