Abstract
Bicyclic products featuring an 11-membered ring fused to a core vinylcyclopentane unit are produced upon treatment of functionalized vinylcyclopropanes bearing an ω-alkene unit with a catalytic amount of phenylthio radical. This intramolecular extension of a radical-mediated vinylcyclopropane/alkene cyclocondensation proceeds with only modest diastereoselectivity. The reaction products resemble members of the brefeldin family of naturally occurring antibiotics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6851-6856 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry