Applications of substituted arylacetaldehydes in the total synthesis of mesembrane alkaloids. Part 2. An alternative synthesis of (±)-sceletium alkaloid A4
Abstract
The substituted arylacetaldehydes (±)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)pent-4-enal (1c) is shown to serve as a precursor in the total synthesis of the mesembrane alkaloid (±)-sceletium alkaloid A4.