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Enantioselectve synthesis of the tetracyclic left-hand substructure of solanoeclepin A
Benningshof,Blaauw,Van Ginkel,Rutjes,Fraanje,Goubitz,Schenk,Hiemstra
, p. 1465 - 1466 (2007/10/03)
The synthesis of the enantiopure left-hand substructure of solanoeclepin A is described. Key steps include a chromium-mediated coupling of an oxabicyclic aldehyde with a β-ketoester-derived enol triflate to give a lactone, and a ring-closing metathesis reaction to form the seven-membered ring.
