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Satwinder Singh1, Om V Singh, Hyunsoo Han
1Department of Chemisry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Abstract:
The first asymmetric synthesis of (+)-iso-6-cassine is described. Lipase-catalyzed resolution, enantioselective Overman rearrangement, and diastereoselective intramolecular amidomercuration were used for the installation of the three stereocenters in (+)-iso-6-cassine, and cross-metathesis was employed for the attachment of the side-chain.
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