Total synthesis of the photoprotecting dipyrrolobenzoquinone (+)-terreusinone

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6444-6447

  Wang, Christy ^a   Sperry, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; GOLD; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SUNSCREEN; TERREUSINONE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG MIXTURE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ASPERGILLUS; BENZOQUINONES; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; GOLD; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRROLES; STEREOISOMERISM; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84055223995     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol2027398     Document Type: Article

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