Issue 11, 2008
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Chemical Communications

Indium tribromide-promoted arene-terminated epoxy olefin cyclization†‡

Jun-Feng Zhao,a   Yu-Jun Zhaoa  and  Teck-Peng Loh*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Block 5 Level 3
E-mail: teckpeng@ntu.edu.sg
Fax: +65 6791 1961
Tel: +65 6316 8899

Abstract

An arene-terminated epoxy olefin cyclization was promoted by a water-tolerant Lewis acid to give tri- and tetracyclic 3β-hydroxy terpenoids and steroid derivatives in 57 and 37% yields, respectively, per new formed ring up to 75%.

Graphical abstract: Indium tribromide-promoted arene-terminated epoxy olefin cyclization

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B718337B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Nov 2007
Accepted
17 Dec 2007
First published
16 Jan 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 1353-1355

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Indium tribromide-promoted arene-terminated epoxy olefin cyclization

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