Atla Raju and Gowravaram Sabitha
RSC Adv., 2015,5, 34040-34046
DOI:
10.1039/C5RA03693C,
Communication
The total synthesis of cryptomoscatone F1 has been accomplished for the first time. The strategy involves chelation-controlled allylation, the addition of alkylzinc to an aldehyde and olefin cross-metathesis reactions as key steps. a new route to a vinyl lactone was explored.