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
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
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10135453
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie
- Volume:
- 132
- Issue:
- 15
- ISSN:
- 0044-8249
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 6327-6331
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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