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Specific C-C Bond Construction by Remote C-H Activation: Synthesis of (-)-trans-Cembranolide
Taber, Douglass F.,Song, Ying
, p. 6603 - 6607 (2007/10/03)
The first total synthesis of (-)-trans-cembranolide (1), isolated from Sinularia mayi Luttschw., is described. The key step in the synthesis is the diastereoselective Rh-mediated cyclization of the enantiomerically pure diazo ester 4 to the tetrahydrofuran 3a.
