title: Fenestranes in synthesis: unique and highly inspiring scaffolds.
abstract: The scaffold of fenestranes is quite unique, as it contains four condensed cycles and a distorted tetracoordinated central carbon atom with bond angles greater than the regular 109°28". In this Minireview, a detailed overview on the developments regarding this compound class, including their synthesis, is given for the time period since 2006. In the past years, natural products that belong to the class of heterofenestranes have been isolated and their syntheses will also be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, UMR 7200 CNRS/UDS, 74 Route du Rhin, Strasbourg (France) http://www-chimie.u-strasbg.fr/∼lsb/
authors.forename: Aicha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boudhar
authors.forename: Mélanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Charpenay
authors.forename: Gaëlle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blond
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suffert
mesh_terms: D006844:Hydrocarbons, Cyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D006844:Hydrocarbons, Cyclic; D012717:Sesquiterpenes
keywords: bond angles; fenestranes; planar tetracoordinate carbon atom; strained molecules; synthetic methods