A new route to tricyclane sesquiterpenoids: total synthesis of α-ekasantalic acid†
K.
Afarinkia 
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V.
Vinader
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Vinader
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Abstract
Chemical manipulation of the cycloadduct of citraconic anhydride and cyclopentadiene enables a new synthetic route to tricyclane sesquiterpenoids. This methodology is applied to the first total synthesis of α-ekasantalic acid.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Total synthesis in OBC
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