Stereoselective epoxidation of [4.3.3]propellane 16 set the stage for the Lewis acid catalyzed stereospecific ring contraction to an oxygenated modhephene structure and eventually led to the total synthesis of (–)-13-acetoxymodhephene and (+)-14-acetoxymodhephene. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)
[4.3.3]propellane 16 的立体选择性环氧化为
路易斯酸催化立体定向环收缩为含氧摩
茚结构奠定了基础,并最终导致 (-)-13-乙酰氧基摩
茚和 (+)-14-乙酰氧基摩
茚的全合成。(© Wiley-
VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)