Total synthesis of the sesterterpenoid (±)-palauolide

E Piers, JSM Wai

Index: Piers, Edward; Wai, John S. M. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1987 , # 18 p. 1342 - 1343

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Total Synthesis of the Sesterterpenoid (t)-Palauolide ... Edward Piers* and John SM Wai Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T I Y6 ... Transformation of 3,6-dimethylcyclohex-2-enone (2) into the sesterterpenoid (+)-palauolide (I) ... Palauolide, a structurally unique antimicrobial sesterterpe- noid isolated from a mixture of sponges collected from Palau, Western Caroline Islands, has been shown previously1 ...