Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1977 · 16 citations · 8 references
Natural SciencesBiochemistryChemistryNatural Product BiosynthesisOrganic ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryRetrosynthetic AnalysisSecondary Metabolite BiosynthesisTerpenoid BiosynthesisAcid-catalyzed ReactionsDiterpene BiosynthesisTerpene CompoundsTerpenoid Cyclization MechanismsTriterpene Biosynthesis
Abstract Ferruginol a precursor for taxodionesynthesis, was prepared by the coupling of C(10) units between 2-(phenylsulfonylmethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane and 3-isopropyl-4-methoxybenzyl bromide followed by desulfonation and acid-catalyzed cyclization.
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