Synthesis of most polyene natural product motifs using just 12 building blocks and one coupling reaction

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 484-491

  Woerly, Eric M ^a   Roy, Jahnabi ^a   Burke, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CAROTENOID; GLUCOSIDE; NEUROSPORAXANTHIN; POLYENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CAROTENOIDS; GLUCOSIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84901381097     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1947     Document Type: Article

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