Using a rigid molecule tricyclodecadienone for the stereospecific synthesis of the chain compound senecivernic acid1
Abstract
The highly efficient synthesis of a chain compound, senecivernic acid 2, using a rigid molecule, tricyclodecadienone 1, as the starting material via a retro-Diels–Alder reaction as the key step and without using any protecting groups is described in a total of ten steps and in 50% overall yield.