title: A rhodium carbene cyclization-cycloaddition cascade strategy toward the pseudolaric acids.
abstract: A rhodium carbene intramolecular cyclization-cycloaddition cascade was employed as the key reaction in the synthesis of the nucleus of the cytotoxic diterpenoids pseudolaric acids A and B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China. pchiu@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D003500:Cyclization; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004224:Diterpenes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; C058391:pseudolaric acid B; C058390:pseudolaric acid A