An organocatalytic approach to the core of eunicellin.
A stereocontrolled synthesis of the core of eunicellin is described featuring a Claisen rearrangement and a diastereoselective organocatalytic Diels-Alder reaction as the key steps.
Gilmour
Ryan
R
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UKCB2 1EW.
Prior
Timothy J
TJ
Burton
Jonathan W
JW
Holmes
Andrew B
AB
D002384:Catalysis; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation
D004224:Diterpenes; C476503:eunicellin