Abstract
Three strikes and you're out! A concise, asymmetric synthesis of pycnanthuquinone C underscores the biosynthetic relevance of Diels-Alder reactions of vinyl quinones. The relative and absolute configuration of the natural product has been elucidated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6199-6202 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 35 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 16 2010 |
Keywords
- Biomimetic synthesis
- Diels-Alder reactions
- Pycnanthuquinones
- Total synthesis
- Vinyl quinones
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry