Tandem C-H oxidation/cyclization/rearrangement and its application to asymmetric syntheses of (-)-brussonol and (-)-przewalskine E

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Jiao, Zhi Wei ^a   Tu, Yong Qiang ^a,b   Zhang, Qing ^a   Liu, Wen Xing ^a   Zhang, Shu Yu ^a   Wang, Shao Hua ^a   Zhang, Fu Min ^a   Jiang, Sen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro Nano Biomaterials and Detection Treatment Technology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BRUSSONOL; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ISOCHROMAN DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PRZEWALSKINE E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; DICHLORODICYANOBENZOQUINONE; DITERPENE; INDIUM; INDIUM CHLORIDE;

CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BROMINATION; CATALYST; COVALENT BOND; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANATION; DECOMPOSITION; DERIVATIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; EPOXIDATION; OXIDATION; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SIMMONS SMITH REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; WITTIG REACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BENZOQUINONES; DITERPENES; INDIUM;

EID: 84935826746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8332     Document Type: Article

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