## Abstract The racemic sesquiterpene isocomene (**1**) has been synthesized starting from 1,7‐octadien‐3‐one (**2**) in a stereoselective manner __(Scheme 2)__. In the key step **4** → **5** the C(7), C(8)‐bond was formed by an intramolecular thermal ene reaction. Further elaboration of **5** invo
A Total Synthesis of α-Kainic Acid by an Intramolecular Ene Reaction. Preliminary communication
✍ Scribed by Wolfgang Oppolzer; Hendrik Andres
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0018-019X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The neurotoxin α‐kainic acid (7) was synthesized from 1 via the thermal key step 5 → 6 in 41% overall yield.
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