Synthetic Studies of Azadirachtin. Synthesis of the Cyclic Acetal Intermediate in the Naturally Occurring Form

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00275a020

A stereoselective synthesis of the novel acetal unit 2, a potential intermediate for the total synthesis of (-)-azadirachtin (1), has been achieved for the first time.The synthesis consists of three principal parts.First, a synthetic route capable of prov