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Radical Mediated Intramolecular Addition and the Synthesis of (+/-)-Rocaglamide: Model Studies
Feldman, Ken S.,Burns, Christopher J.
, p. 4601 - 4602 (2007/10/02)
The cyclopentabenzofuran ring system of the antileukemic natural product rocaglamide can be efficiently prepared by intramolecular radical mediated addition.The sterochemical relationship that emerges between C(2) and C(3) upon cyclization is identical with that seen in the natural product.
