The total synthesis of (±)-α-Amorphene
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 29 (9) , 2037-2048
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ch9762037
Abstract
The first total synthesis of the sesquiterpene hydrocarbon (+)-α-amorphene (zizanene) (1) has been achieved. A unique feature of the synthetic scheme is the introduction of all three chiral centres in one step by an oxy-Cope rearrangement.Keywords
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