Concise synthesis of the tricyclic core of lycoposerramine S

Journal Article

, Mark C. Elliott, Nahed N. E. El Sayed and James S. Paine . 2008

• Publication Work Type: Reserach
• Publication Online URL: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2008/OB/b804664f#!divAbstract
• Magazine \ Newspaper: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
• Issue Number: 6
• Volume Number: 14
• Pages: 2611 2618

Publication Abstract

The tricyclic core of lycoposerramine S has been synthesised in 10 steps from a symmetrical cyclohexadiene precursor by way of a desymmetrising free-radical cyclisation and iodocyclisation.