A concise total synthesis of pyrovellerolactone using a rhodium-catalyzed [(3 + 2) + 2] carbocyclization reaction

Organic Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1798-1801

  Evans, P Andrew ^a   Inglesby, Phillip A ^b   Kilbride, Kathryn ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; PYROVELLEROLACTONE; RHODIUM; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHODIUM; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84876521268     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol400165x     Document Type: Article

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