La síntesis del ácido (-) isodomoico C

Jonathan Clayden1, Faye E Knowles, Ian R Baldwin

  • 1School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. j.p.clayden@manchester.ac.uk

Resumen

Los investigadores lograron por primera vez la síntesis del ácido (-) isodomoico C, un aminoácido cainoide neuroactivo. Este avance utilizó la ciclización dearomatizing asimétrica y 15 pasos posteriores para construir la molécula compleja.

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