Anand Harbindu, Pradeep Kumar
Mar 15, 2011
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Synthesis
Abstract
The organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of verbalactone and (R)-massoialactone is described. The requisite stereogenic centers of the target molecules were constructed using L-proline-catalyzed α-aminoxylation and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) olefination. Yamaguchi macrolactonization and ring-closing metathesis were employed as key steps in the syntheses.