Brandon R. Smith and Jon T. Njardarson
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018,16, 4210-4222
DOI:
10.1039/C8OB00909K,
Review Article
Synthetic approaches toward the complex natural product diterpenoid maoecrystal V are reviewed, including successful total syntheses, published synthetic efforts, and efforts compiled from dissertations. The review focuses on general synthetic strategies and chronicles efforts toward the molecule since its isolation in 2004, summarizing key contributions of these efforts to the broader synthetic community.