A synthetic approach to the marine alkaloid Zoanthamine is outlined. Starting with (-)-perillyl alcohol, the C-11 to C-20 fragment 9b has been synthesized in 12 operations and >30% overall yield. Model studies for a proposed intramolecular Diels-Alder strategy are also described
A synthetic approach to the marine alkaloid Zoanthamine is outlined. Starting with (-)-perillyl alcohol, the C-11 to C-20 fragment 9b has been synthesized in 12 operations and >30% overall yield. Model studies for a proposed intramolecular Diels-Alder strategy are also described