title: Synthesis of the proposed structures of Prevezol C.
abstract: The first enantioselective synthesis of the proposed relative structures of Prevezol C is reported in 11 linear steps from readily available materials. The unusual syn bromohydrin was installed via a multistep sequence culminating in a diastereoselective geminal dibromide reduction. Discrepancies in the spectral data of the synthetic materials and the natural sample have led to the conclusion that the proposed structures are incorrect.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Anna E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Craig M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.forename: Kellie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tuck
mesh_terms: D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; C583648:prevezol C