a Discovery Chemistry, Discovery Research, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 049, India b Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 072, India
Abstract:
A cross metathesis strategy for the synthesis of highly functionalized conjugated cyanodienes was developed and was successfully applied in the synthesis of the C3-C17 framework of (−)-borrelidin.