The Total Synthesis of Sinularene, a Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbon from the Soft Coral Sinularia mayi

1 January 1979

journal article
research article
Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Chemistry

Vol. 32 (8) , 1819-1826
https://doi.org/10.1071/ch9791819

Abstract

The sesquiterpene (±)-sinularene (exo-5-isopropyl-2-methyl-7-methylenetricyco[4,4,0,02,8]decane) has been synthesised by a 15-step sequence starting with anti-7-methylbicyclo[2,2,1]heptane-syn- 7, exo-2-carbolactone.

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