Patin Amaury, Kanazawa Alice, Philouze Christian, Greene Andrew E, Muri Estela, Barreiro Eliezer, Costa Paulo C C
Université Joseph Fourier, LEDSS, BP 53X, 38041 Grenoble Cedex, France.
J Org Chem. 2003 May 16;68(10):3831-7. doi: 10.1021/jo0340049.
Barbacenic acid, a bisnorditerpene with five contiguous asymmetric centers (four fully substituted), has been prepared for the first time through a highly stereocontrolled route in 5.2% overall yield from a known octalone. The synthesis serves to define the absolute configuration of the natural product.