Asymmetric Heck Reaction: A Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of the Key Intermediate of (-)-Oppositol and (-)-Prepinnaterpene

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(95)00072-W

A catalytic asymmetric synthesis of the key intermediate of (-)-oppositol 4 and (-)-prepinnaterpene 5, brominated terpenes isolated from the marine red algae, has been achieved from cis-hydrindane derivative 2 obtained by an asymmetric Heck reaction.