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Unified synthesis of eudesmanolides, combining biomimetic strategies with homogeneous catalysis and free-radical chemistry
Barrero, Alejandro F.,Rosales, Antonio,Cuerva, Juan M.,Oltra, J. Enrique
, p. 1935 - 1938 (2003)
(Matrix presented) A general procedure for the synthesis of both 12,6- and 12,8-eudesmanolides has been developed. The key step is the titanocene-catalyzed radical cyclization of accessible epoxygermacrolides. The novel reagent 2,4,6-trimethyl-1-trimethylsilylpyridinium chloride, both compatible with oxiranes and capable of regenerating Cp2TiCl 2 from Cp2Ti(Cl)H and Cp2Ti(Cl)OAc, played an important role in the catalytic cycle leading to exocyclic alkenes.
