Stereoselective Construction of the Highly Congested Tricyclic Core Structure in Leucosceptroid H

Org Lett. 2020 Jun 19;22(12):4848-4851. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01672. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Abstract

Leucosceptroids are sesterterpenoids with potent antifeedant and antifungal activities. An efficient stereoselective construction of the highly congested [5,6,5] tricyclic framework of leucosceptroid H is presented. This framework bearing eight contiguous stereogenic centers, including three tetrasubstituted ones, could serve as a common intermediate for the collective total synthesis of the leucosceptroid family of natural products.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't