Abstract
An approach to the total synthesis of the ionophore antibiotic tetronasin (1) is reported, in which the key step is a novel base catalysed cascade cyslisation of an activated polyene (2). This establishes two rings and four stereogenic centres in one step. A related polyene (16) has been cyclised in a similar fashion, illustrating the generality of the procedure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 323-326 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |