Abstract:
The seminar will describe the development and application of stereoselective transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling and cycloaddition reactions for the total synthesis of bioactive agents.[1,2] Specifically, it will outline our approach to the construction of acyclic quaternary carbon stereogenic centers and to the development of a concise, efficient and scalable total synthesis of the complex bioactive sesquiterpene natural product, thapsigargin.[3] Hence, the first part will focus on a series of new metal-catalyzed allylic cross-coupling reactions with novel pronucleophiles[4,5] and the second part will outline the development of higher-order carbocyclization reactions that emulate terpene biosynthesis.[6]
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