General Methodologies Toward cis-Fused Quinone Sesquiterpenoids. Enantiospecific Synthesis of the epi-Ilimaquinone Core Featuring Sc-Catalyzed Ring Expansion

A stereocontrolled approach to the cis-decalin framework of clerodane diterpenes and biologically active quinone sesquiterpenes is reported. Starting from an inexpensive optically pure tetrahydroindanone, Birch reductive alkylation builds two new contiguous chiral centers—one of which is quaternary...

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Main Authors: Hilan Z. Kaplan, Victor L. Rendina, Jason S. Kingsbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/7/1041