title: Total synthesis of (+/-)-merrilactone A via catalytic Nazarov cyclization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiufeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Alison J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Frontier
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D029523:Illicium / Q000737:chemistry*; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C458341:merrilactone A