Total synthesis of (±)-brefeldin A

Protection of hydroxyl groups as tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives

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A new general method for protection of the hydroxyl function

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Mixed cuprate reagents of type R1R2CuLi which allow selective group transfer

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Useful new organometallic reagents for the synthesis of allylic alcohols by nucleophilic vinylation

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Synthesis of brefeldin A, carpaine, vertaline, and erythronolide B from nonmacrocyclic precursors

E. J. Corey, K. C. Nicolaou, Lawrence S. Melvin · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1975 · 91 citations

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