Total Synthesis of (+)-Clavulatriene A

Abstract

The protecting-group-free total synthesis of (+)-clavulatriene A has been achieved. Key features of the synthetic strategy include the development of a novel strategy for the practical synthesis of α-cyperone, and a one-pot palladium-catalyzed reductive desulfonylation and deacetoxylation reaction. Furthermore, the total synthesis described in this study allowed for the determination of the absolute configuration of (+)-clavulatriene A.

Key words

protecting-group-free - total synthesis - clavulatriene A - absolute configuration

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