Synthesis of the bicyclic dienone core of the antitumor agent ottelione B

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2002-07-31 DOI: 10.1039/B205753K

Abstract

The intramolecular Diels–Alder adduct 12 was converted via dimesylate 20 into dienone 7, which represents the unusual, and apparently quite stable, core of the antitumor agent ottelione B (1).

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