ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESES OF (+)-α-SKYTANTHINE, (+)-δ-SKYTANTHINE AND (+)-IRIDOMYRMECIN BY AN INTRAMOLECULAR MAGNESIUM-ENE REACTION.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84199-4

Starting from (S)-3-methyl-1-penten-5-ol 3a enantiomerically pure (+)-α-skytanthine 9, (+)-δ-skytanthine 11 and (+)-iridomyrmecin 12 were synthesized via the magnesium-ene rection 2*1.