Total synthesis of the tetracyclic sesquiterpene (±)-punctaporonin C

Martin Fleck, Thorsten Bach

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Abstract

Tailor made for the target molecule 2, the carbon skeleton of the epoxide 1 was integrated entirely into the natural product. A regioselective intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition and subsequent Wacker oxidation enabled the specific and successive incorporation of the two terminal double bonds of 1 into the unusual oxatetracyclo [6.3.2.01,4.05,13] tridecane skeleton of 2, which was synthesized in 24 steps and 2.0% overall yield. TBDMS = tert-butyldimethylsilyl. (Chemical Equation Presented)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6189-6191
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume47
Issue number33
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Aug 2008

Keywords

  • Naturalproducts
  • Photochemistry
  • Regioselectivity
  • Terpenoids
  • Total synthesis

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