Tetrahedron

Cembranolide total synthesis. Anisomelic acid

JA Marshall, BS DeHoff

Index: Marshall, James A.; DeHoff, Bradley S. Tetrahedron, 1987 ,  vol. 43,  # 21  p. 4849 - 4860

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Abstract

The stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-anisomelic acid (34) has been achieved starting from aldehyde 7, the ozonolysis product of geranyl acetate. Two key steps ensured the stereoselectivity of the synthesis. The first entailed a highly anti-selective addition of the ...