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Synthetic studies on azadirachtin (Part 3): Asymmetric synthesis of the tricyclic dihydrofuran moiety of azadirachtin
Ishihara,Fukuzaki,Murai
, p. 1907 - 1910 (2007/10/03)
An asymmetric synthesis of the tricyclic dihydrofuran moiety of azadirachtin is reported. The Diels-Alder adduct, which was catalyzed by Evans' chiral Cu-bisoxazoline complex, was easily converted to the tricyclic portion via SmI2 reductive cleavage and selective functionalization.