title: Stereocontrolled synthesis of the sterically encumbered F ring of lancifodilactone G.
abstract: A stereochemically linear strategy has been developed to prepare the heavily congested F-ring sector of lancifodilactone G (1) from commercially inexpensive (R)-carvone. Prominent operations in our synthesis include Negishi-type sp2-sp3 cross-coupling and intramolecular free-radical cyclization for the purpose of appending the sidearm links of the D and H rings onto the F platform.
authors.affiliation: Evans Chemical Laboratories, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Kwong Wah
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Leo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Paquette