title: Enantioselective synthesis of (-)-pentalenene.
abstract: A short, enantioselective synthesis of (-)-pentalenene is described. Catalytic enantioselective cyclopropenation with (R,R)-Rh2(OAc)(DPTI)3 was used to set the absolute stereochemistry, and an intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of the resulting cyclopropenyne was used to establish the quaternary center.
authors.affiliation: Brown Laboratories, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
authors.forename: Mahesh K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Pallerla
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003517:Cyclopentanes; C024646:pentalenene