title: Total synthesis of the novel tricyclic sesquiterpene sulcatine G.
abstract: A synthetic approach to the tricyclic sesquiterpene sulcatine G, 2, bearing a novel tricyclo[6.2.0.2(2,6)]decane framework, from commercially available 1,5-cod and leading to the first total synthesis of the natural product is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India. gm@orgchem.iisc.ernet.in
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sreenivas
mesh_terms: D001685:Biological Factors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C467820:sulcatine G