Stereocontrolled synthesis of natural (–)-Δ9(12)-capnellene from a (–)-oxodicyclopentadiene
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 01/01/1900 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/CC9960001839
Abstract

(–)-Δ9(12)-Capnellene, a linear triquinane sesquiterpene isolated from the soft coral Capnella imbricata, has been synthesized stereoselectively in the natural enantiomeric form from an (–)-oxodicyclopentadiene.