Synlett 1991; 1991(7): 465-468
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-20762
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A General Approach to the Pseudopterosins and Their C-11 and C-13 Stereoisomers. Construction of the Tricyclic Skeleton of the Pseudopterosins

Alan P. Kozikowski* , Jiang-Ping Wu
  • *Department of Chemistry. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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Publication Date:
07 March 2002 (online)

An enantioselective approach to analogues of the pseudopterosin family of structures, which entails the Diels-Alder reaction of a ß-nitroacrylate derivative (dimethyl (E)-3-nitro-2-pentenedioate) with an (S)-carvone-derived silyloxydiene [(3S,6S)-3 - (1,2- isopropylidenedioxy-1-methylethyl) - 6 - methyl -1- (1- trimethylsilyloxyethenyl)-1-cyclohexene], is described.

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