Cascading pericyclic reactions: building complex carbon frameworks for natural product synthesis.
Tandem reactions have emerged as powerful strategies to synthesize complex structures, in particular, processes involving pericyclic reactions. This article describes recent advancement by our group in the development of novel tandem pericyclic reactions aimed at constructing diterpene frameworks.
Arns
Steve
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Department of Chemistry, 10 Marie Curie, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaK1N 6N5.
Barriault
Louis
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D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D045785:Diterpenes, Clerodane / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008956:Models, Chemical
D001688:Biological Products; D004224:Diterpenes; D045785:Diterpenes, Clerodane; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; C516070:teucrolivin A; D002244:Carbon