a National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India b Chorghade Enterprise, 14, Carlson Circle, Natick, MA 01760, USA
Abstract:
A chiral pool approach starting with d-glucose, using the Yamaguchi protocol and a Z-selective HWE reaction followed by lactonization, has been applied to execute the total synthesis of strictifolione.