title: A concise route to (-)-kainic acid.
abstract: A concise route to (-)-kainic acid from enantiopure (+)-cis-4-carbobenzoxyamino-2-cyclopentenol has been devised by employing concurrent Chugaev syn-elimination and intramolecular ene reaction as the key step.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University, Aobayama, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugahara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
mesh_terms: D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000737:chemistry; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D007608:Kainic Acid