Selective excited‐state intramolecular proton‐transfer (ESIPT) photocycloaddition of 3‐hydroxyflavones with
Total Syntheses of the Isomeric Aglain Natural Products Foveoglin A and Perviridisin B: Selective Excited‐State Intramolecular Proton‐Transfer Photocycloaddition
Selective excited‐state intramolecular proton‐transfer (ESIPT) photocycloaddition of 3‐hydroxyflavones with
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10044171
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 56
- Issue:
- 46
- ISSN:
- 1433-7851
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 14479-14482
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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