Stereocontrolled synthesis of natural (–)-Δ9(12)-capnellene from a (–)-oxodicyclopentadiene
Abstract
(–)-Δ9(12)-Capnellene, a linear triquinane sesquiterpene isolated from the soft coral Capnella imbricata, has been synthesized stereoselectively in the natural enantiomeric form from an (–)-oxodicyclopentadiene.