Synlett 2007(6): 0992-0994  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-970767
LETTER
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Formal Total Synthesis of Ovalcin by Carbohydrate Approach

Jhillu Singh Yadav*, Sreedhar Pamu, Dinesh Chandra Bhunia, Srihari Pabbaraja
Organic Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
Fax: +91(40)27160387; e-Mail: yadavpub@iict.res.in;
Further Information

Publication History

Received 6 August 2006
Publication Date:
26 March 2007 (online)

Zoom Image

Abstract

A formal total synthesis of ovalcin is described herein starting from readily available sugar ribose with selective zinc-mediated ring-opening reaction and Grubbs olefin metathesis as the key steps.

Crossref Cited-by logo
Article Citations