Tetrahedron Letters

A synthesis of the abietane diterpenoid quinone (±)-royleanone via maleoylcobalt technology.

LS Liebeskind, R Chidambaram, S Nimkar, D Liotta

Index: Liebeskind; Chidambaram; Nimkar; Liotta Tetrahedron Letters, 1990 , vol. 31, # 26 p. 3723 - 3726

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Abstract

Abstract (±)-Royleanone has been synthesized by rapid construction of a highly substituted quinone using maleoylcobalt complex technology followed by acid induced cyclization of the corresponding hydroquinone methyl ether onto a tethered enone. The synthesis was completed by straightforward functional group manipulations.