Cobalt-catalysed hydrovinylation as the key step in a short synthesis of moenocinol.
A regio- and chemoselective cobalt(I)-catalysed 1,4-hydrovinylation reaction is the key step in the straightforward and convergent synthesis of moenocinol, the aglycone of moenomycin A.
Hilt
Gerhard
G
Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, D-35043 Marburg, Germany. Hilt@chemie.uni-marburg.de
Treutwein
Jonas
J