a WestChem, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK b Pfizer Global R&D, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, UK c Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
Abstract:
The synthesis of the C1-C16 framework of the ajudazols has been achieved taking advantage of a highly selective isobenzofuran oxidative rearrangement and a key Stille coupling to introduce the key C14-C15 bond.