title: Synthesis of cycloheptanoid natural products via tandem 5-exo cyclization/Claisen rearrangement process.
abstract: This article describes the development of microwave-assisted oxyanionic 5-exo-dig cyclization-Claisen rearrangement sequence as a convenient "one-pot" route to a variety of seven-membered carbocyclic ring systems. This process was used as the key transformation for the construction of several natural products, including frondosins A, B, and C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320,  timo.ovaska@conncoll.edu.
authors.forename: Timo V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Ovaska