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Total Synthesis of Methyl Sarcophytoate
journal contribution
posted on 2007-08-15, 00:00 authored by Takahiro Ichige, Yusuke Okano, Naoki Kanoh, Masaya NakataTogether with the improved synthesis of the diene unit 15 of methyl sarcophytoate (1), a biscembranoid marine natural product, the asymmetric total synthesis of 1 was achieved by the thermal Diels−Alder reaction between the dienophile unit, methyl sarcoate (2), and 15.