Total synthesis of the bicyclo[6.3.0]undecane-based sesquiterpene (±)-asterisca-3(15),6-diene. Revision of the relative stereochemistry of the natural product

✍ Scribed by Goverdhan Mehta; Jayant D Umarye

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 75 KB
• Volume: 42
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)01779-8

✦ Synopsis

The first total synthesis of the novel bicyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbon asterisca-3(15),6-diene is reported. As a consequence, the natural product is shown to possess structure 4 with a trans-5,8 ring fusion and not the previously assigned cis-asterisca-3( 15),6-diene 3.