title: Construction of the tetracyclic skeleton of leucothol A. 1,2,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,10a,11,11a-dodecahydro-11-hydroxy-11-methyl-7- phenylthiomethyl-5aH-5a,8-methano-cyclohepta[b] naphthalen-10-one.
abstract: The title compound, C24H30O2S, is a tetracyclic intermediate for the synthesis of leucothol A and the first example of an ethanoanthracene skeleton to be synthetized. The single-crystal X-ray structure of this compound is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-3111, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C096577:1,2,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,10a,11,11a-dodecahydro-11-hydroxy-11-methyl-7-phenylthiomethyl-5aH-5a,8-methanocyclohepta(b)naphthalen-10-one; D004224:Diterpenes; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; C096576:leucothol A