A formal synthesis of (-)-englerin A by relay ring closing metathesis and transannular etherification

Organic Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2682-2685

  Lee, Jungyong ^a   Parker, Kathlyn A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGLERIN A; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYLLANTHUS; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SESQUITERPENES, GUAIANE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84861796587     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol3007524     Document Type: Article

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