The enantioselective total synthesis of the rearranged spongian diterpenoid (−)‐macfarlandin C is reported. This is the first synthesis of a rearranged spongian diterpenoid in which the bulky hydrocarbon fragment is joined via a quaternary carbon to the highly hindered concave face of the
This Minireview is focused on an in‐depth discussion of comparative strategies to construct the gelsemine and gelsedine classes of the gelsemium alkaloids. This document highlights the diversity of strategies used to access specific motifs found within these targets: a) the fused “[3.2.1]bicycle” (in gelsemine) and “oxabicycle” (in gelsedine class); b) the “piroxindole” moiety with C7 quaternary center; c) the “
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10078556
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie
- Volume:
- 131
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 0044-8249
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 692-705
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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