title: Synthesis of natural products from the Indian neem tree Azadirachta indica.
abstract: The synthesis of five natural products (3, 6, 7, 10, and 14), isolated from the Indian neem tree Azadirachta indica, is reported from a common intermediate (2). The judicious choice of transacetalization conditions allows efficient access to both the azadirachtinin (9 and 10) and the azadirachtin (3, 6, 7, and 14) skeletons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
authors.forename: Gemma E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Veitch
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beckmann
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Steven V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Ley
mesh_terms: D031601:Azadirachta / Q000737:chemistry*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007194:India; D036701:Limonins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D036701:Limonins; C010329:azadirachtin