title: Synthesis of (+/-)-bistellettadine A.
abstract: Esterification of the trienoic acid with o-xylylene dibromide gave the bis ester that underwent a templated Diels-Alder reaction to afford the macrodiolide stereospecifically in a single step. The synthesis of bistellettadine A was completed in four steps by hydrolysis and side chain elaboration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry MS 015, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110, USA.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pochapsky
authors.forename: Barry B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Snider
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D004951:Esterification; D006146:Guanidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D006146:Guanidines; C547607:bistellettadine A