title: Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of mycocerosic acid.
abstract: The first catalytic asymmetric total synthesis of mycocerosic acid was achieved via the application of iterative enantioselective 1,4-addition reactions and allows for the efficient construction of 1,3-polymethyl arrays with full stereocontrol; further exemplified by the synthesis of tetramethyl-decanoic acid, a component of the preen-gland wax of the graylag goose, Anser anser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic and Molecular Inorganic Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bjorn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: ter Horst
authors.forename: Ben L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Feringa
authors.forename: Adriaan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Minnaard
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002625:Chemistry, Organic / Q000379:methods*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; C032992:mycocerosic acid