Chemical Communications · 2008 · 50 citations · 36 references
Combinatorial ChemistryModel StudyEngineeringHeterocyclicBiochemistryOxysterolOxidative Dearomatization-cyclization ReactionsMedicineUnified StrategyFacile ConstructionOrganic ChemistryConcise ConstructionHeterocycle ChemistryPharmacologyOxidative Dearomatization–cyclization ReactionsBiomolecular EngineeringDrug Discovery
A unified strategy towards the facile construction of the [6.7.6.5] oxapentacyclic skeleton of cortistatins is reported, featuring intramolecular Diels-Alder (IMDA) and oxidative dearomatization-cyclization reactions as key steps.
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