Enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-pinguisenol, (+)-pinguisen-10-one and (-)-pinguisen-8,10-dione

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00891-0

The first enantiospecific total synthesis of the sesquiterpene (+)- pinguisenol, the optical antipode of the natural product, and the analogues (-)-pinguisen-10-one and (+)pinguisen-8,10-dione, starting from R-carvone are described.