Synthesis of (+)-hanagokenol A, (+)-fortunins E, G, H, and (-)-sugikurojin A from abietic acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1258226

A series of 12-hydroxy-substituted abietane diterpenes, functionalized on C19 or C18, have been synthesized starting from 18-hydroxyferruginol. The first synthesis of antibacterial hanagokenol A and fortunins E, G, and H, and a new procedure for preparing