title: Total synthesis of (+/-)-terpestacin and (+/-)-11-epi-terpestacin.
abstract: The total synthesis of racemic terpestacin and 11-epi-terpestacin using the allene ether Nazarov reaction as the key step is described. All stereochemistry is derived from the stereogenic carbon atom that is formed during the Nazarov reaction.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii, Chemistry Department, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
authors.forename: Gideon O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Marcus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tius
mesh_terms: D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; C080890:terpestacin