A concise biomimetic total synthesis of (±)-taxodione via a BF3·MeNO2promoted cationic cascade annulation
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 6,p. 502-503
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39920000502
Abstract
A highly convergent seven-step total synthesis of the antineoplastic agent (±)-taxodione 1 is described which utilizes a cationic cascade cyclization mediated by BF3·MeNO2 complex.Keywords
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