title: Total synthesis of (+)-virgatusin via AlCl3-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition.
abstract: The AlCl(3)-catalyzed cycloaddition of a donor-acceptor (don-acc) cyclopropane and piperonal succinctly provides the core of virgatusin in a selective, high-yielding manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27500-3290, USA.
authors.forename: Shanina D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Olalla
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000077410:Aluminum Chloride; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D005663:Furans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D002712:Chlorides; D005663:Furans; C511226:virgatusin; D000077410:Aluminum Chloride