Efficient Synthesis of the Optically Active Cyclopentane Derivative, A Versatile Intermediate Toward the Euphorbia Diterpenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1993.1503

A practical synthesis of the cyclopentane derivative shared by the diterpenes isolated from the plant Euphorbia helioscopia L. has successfully been accomplished starting from the optically active cyclopenten-diol derivative.