The first total synthesis of (+/-)-grimaldone, a tricyclic sesquiterpene containing three contiguous quaternary carbon atoms, and (+/-)-epigrimaldone along with (+/-)-alpha-cuparenone starting from Hagemann's ester is described. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
The first total synthesis of (+/-)-grimaldone, a tricyclic sesquiterpene containing three contiguous quaternary carbon atoms, and (+/-)-epigrimaldone along with (+/-)-alpha-cuparenone starting from Hagemann's ester is described. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
The first total synthesis of (+/-)-grimaldone, a tricyclic sesquiterpene containing three contiguous quaternary carbon atoms, and (+/-)-epigrimaldone along with (+/-)-alpha-cuparenone starting from Hagemann's ester is described. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.