title: First Total Synthesis of Pandamarine.
abstract: The first total synthesis of pandamarine, an alkaloid isolated from Pandanus amaryllifolius is reported. The key step of this extremely short (six steps in total) and protecting group-free synthesis is a highly efficient cascade reaction sequence initiated by the photooxidation of an easily accessible and symmetric difuran precursor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 71003 Iraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalaitzakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 71003 Iraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Noutsias
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 71003 Iraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vassilikogiannakis