title: A simple enantioselective synthesis of serratenediol.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A short synthesis of serratenediol is described, which involves a number of powerful key steps including (1) catalytic enantioselective syntheses of the phenyl sulfone and acylsilane shown above, (2) their coupling, and (3) further stereoselective cationic cyclizations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Corey
mesh_terms: D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D014315:Triterpenes; C438932:serratenediol