Total synthesis of (±)-sarcophytol-M

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)73565-9

The total synthesis of (±)-sarcophytol-M, a marine cembranol, was first achieved from geraniol through twelve steps by using intramolecular nucleophilic addition of sulfur-stabilized carbanion to ketone as the key step.