title: Biomimetic synthesis of (+/-)-pinnatal and (+/-)-sterekunthal A.
abstract: Concise biomimetic syntheses of the antimalarial naphthoquinones (+/-)-pinnatal and (+/-)-sterekunthal A are described.
authors.affiliation: Center for new Directions in Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremiah P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Malerich
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trauner
mesh_terms: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D029402:Bignoniaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009285:Naphthoquinones; C477934:pinnatal; C477935:sterekunthal A