@article{34fad3729a2c4d3b9810741c1223c32b,
title = "Development of novel Lewis acid catalyzed cycloisomerizations: Synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexenes and cyclopentenones",
abstract = "The Lewis acid catalyzed cyclization of hexatrienes and pentadienals to bicyclo[3.1.0]hexenes and cyclopentenones, respectively, was investigated. The application of the former reaction to the total synthesis of photodeoxytridachione, a molluscan polypropionate, is described.",
keywords = "Cycloisomerization, Lewis acid, Molluscan polypropionate",
author = "Miller, {Aubry K.} and Banghart, {Matthew R.} and Beaudry, {Christopher M.} and Suh, {Judy M.} and Dirk Trauner",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Professor Rick L. Danheiser (MIT) for stimulating discussions. Financial support by Merck and Co. and the ACS Petroleum Research Fund (PRF#37520-AC1) is gratefully acknowledged. The center of New Directions in Organic synthesis is supported by Bristol-Myers Squibb as a sponsoring and Novartis as a supporting member. We thank Dr Frederick J. Hollander and Dr Allen G. Oliver for the crystal structure determination of compound 2 .",
year = "2003",
month = nov,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1016/j.tet.2003.04.006",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "59",
pages = "8919--8930",
journal = "Tetrahedron",
issn = "0040-4020",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "45",
}