title: Synthesis of taiwaniaquinoids via Nazarov triflation.
abstract: A unified approach toward the taiwaniaquinoids that has yielded four natural products is described. A new variant of the Nazarov reaction with concomitant formation of an enol triflate serves as one of the key steps, considerably shortening the synthetic scheme and providing a general entry into this class of bioactive natural products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: Guangxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ian B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Seiple
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trauner
mesh_terms: D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes