2004 Terpenes

TerpenesU 0200 Total Synthesis of (±)-Herbertenolide by Stereospecific Formation of Vicinal

Quaternary Centers in a Crystalline Ketone. — Key step in the preparation of title compound (IX) is a highly chemoselective and stereospecific photodecarbonylation of crystalline substrate (VII). — (NG, D.; YANG, Z.; GARCIA-GARIBAY*, M. A.; Org. Lett. 6 (2004) 4, 645-647; Dep. Chem. Biochem., Univ. Calif., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eng.) — Lindner

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