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Biomimetic total synthesis of (+/-)-pallavicinolide A
Jia-Qiang Dong1, Henry N C Wong
1Department of Chemistry, Centre of Novel Functional Molecules, Institute of Chinese Medicine and Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Abstract:
Piecing it together: The first total synthesis of naturally occurring diterpene pallavicinolide A was achieved. Notable features are highlighted by three key biomimetic transformations: a base-promoted Grob fragmentation, a singlet oxygen oxidation, and an intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition.
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