title: Recent applications of the divinylcyclopropane-cycloheptadiene rearrangement in organic synthesis.
abstract: This review summarizes the application of the divinylcyclopropane-cycloheptadiene rearrangement in synthetic organic chemistry. A brief overview of the new mechanistic insights concerning the title reaction is provided as well as a condensed account on the biological relevance of the topic. Heteroatom variants of this rearrangement are covered briefly.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B, 30167 Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B, 30167 Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gaich
keywords: cycloheptadiene; divinylcyclopropane rearrangement; domino reactions; natural products; total synthesis; vinylcyclopropane–carbaldehyde rearrangement