Stereoselective synthesis of β-(hydroxymethylaryl/alkyl)-α- methylene-γ-butyrolactones

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2594-2597

  Hodgson, David M ^a   Talbot, Eric P A ^a   Clark, Barry P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYLENE BUTYROLACTONE; ALPHA-METHYLENE GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE; CHROMIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HYDROXYMATAIRESINOL; LACTONE; LIGNAN; METHYLENOLACTOCIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; FURANS; LACTONES; LIGNANS; STEREOISOMERISM; ZINC;

EID: 79956094858     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol200711f     Document Type: Article

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