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J.Edmund McCloskey
Researcher at University of Victoria
Publications - 4
Citations - 24
J.Edmund McCloskey is an academic researcher from University of Victoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Costunolide & Catalysis. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 24 citations.
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Borontrifluoride catalyzed cyclization of costunolide. Synthesis of 4α-hydroxycyclocostunolide
Tikam C. Jain,J.Edmund McCloskey +1 more
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Carbocyclization in natural products—II : Brominative cyclization of dihydrocostunolide
TL;DR: In this paper, a treatment of dihydrocostunolide 1 with NBS in aqueous acetone at room temperature furnished bromolactones 3, 4 and 5.
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Reversible dimethylamine addition as a protecting reaction for α,β-unsaturated methylene groups of γ-lactones and its regeneration by basic elimination of quaternary ammonium salts: A convenient synthesis of dehydrosaussurea lactone☆☆☆
TL;DR: In this paper, the blocking and deblocking sequence pertaining to the α,β-unsaturated methylene γ-lactone unit of costunolide was described, and a simple and practical synthesis of dehydrosaussurea lactone was reported.