title: Photomediated asymmetric synthesis of (-)-cuparene.
abstract: Generation of a benzylic quaternary stereocentre via the photomediated cyclisation of a chiral alpha-(aminobutyl)styrene followed by a microwave-assisted Cope elimination has led to a total synthesis of the sesquiterpene (-)-cuparene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, King's College London, Strand, London, UK WC2R 2LS. richard.grainger@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Grainger
authors.forename: Aslam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D010777:Photochemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C483527:cuparene