Synlett · 1995 · 10 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryOrganic ChemistrySynthetic Medicinal ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryRetrosynthetic AnalysisSteroid BiosynthesisSteroid StructureTerpenoid BiosynthesisCis-trans Double Bond GeometryDiterpene BiosynthesisDouble Bond ConfigurationMonoterpene BiosynthesisStereoselective SynthesisSteroid Backbone StereochemistryTriterpene Biosynthesis
A highly stereoselective approach to the decalin nucleus of diterpenoids of the cis-clerodane family has been developed, involving a face-selective Diels-Alder reaction as the key operation.