Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

Synthesis of liverwort sesquiterpene (−)-isocuparene (herbertene) via a Diels-Alder reaction using phenylethylamine as chiral auxiliary

M Tori, T Miyake, T Hamaguchi, M Sono

Index: Tori, Motoo; Miyake, Takahiro; Hamaguchi, Tomonobu; Sono, Masakazu Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 1997 , vol. 8, # 16 p. 2731 - 2738

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Abstract

Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The imine of 2-methylcyclopentanone with (S)-(−)-phenylethylamine was subjected to reaction with methyl propiolate and the product was transformed into (−)-isocuparene by use of a Diels-Alder reaction to construct the aromatic ring. ... (−)-Isocuparene has been ...