Total synthesis of (±)-dactylol and related studies

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00179a038

The marine sesquiterpene (±)-dactylol was prepared from 2,5-dimethyl-7-(3-methyl-4-pentenyl)tropone in six steps. Salient features of the synthesis include: (1) a stereo- and regioselective intramolecular tropone-alkene [6π + 2π] photocyclization to furni