Stereoselective total synthesis of (plus or minus)-presqualene alcohol.
1971
R M Coates, and
W H Robinson
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D000438
Alcohols
Alkyl compounds containing a hydroxyl group. They are classified according to relation of the carbon atom: primary alcohols, R-CH2OH; secondary alcohols, R2-CHOH; tertiary alcohols, R3-COH. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
D013185
Squalene
A natural 30-carbon triterpene.
D013237
Stereoisomerism
The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)