Regiocontrol by Remote Substituents. A Direct Total Synthesis of Racemic Hongconin

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1994-04-01
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Li, Jun
Gordon, Mark
Jensen, Jan
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The total synthesis of hongconin (1) has been completed. Key steps include the metalation of a benzylic alcohol, the formation of a six-membered ring ether via a mercury-mediated cyclization, and the regioselective installation of the naphthalene ring by way of a Diels-Alder reaction.

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Reprinted (adapted) with permission from The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 59(8); 2219-2222. Doi: 10.1021/jo00087a044. Copyright 1994 American Chemical Society.

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