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Englerin A Synthesis

Posted by naturalproductman on October 30, 2009

Mathias Christmann and co-workers at TU Dortmund University in Germany have reported on the total synthesis of englerin A – a sesquiterpene with highly attractive bioactivity.  The seven membered ring was accessed via a ring closing metathesis reaction.

englerin A

ACIEE paper

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