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

Mehta, Goverdhan and Umarye, Jayant D (2001) 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. In: Tetrahedron Letters, 42 (45). pp. 8101-8104.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Tetrahedron Letters
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Terpenes;Polyquinanes;Cyclooctanes;Wittig reaction;Stereochemistry
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2004
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:14
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/1261

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