Pectenotoxin-2 Synthetic Studies. 1.
Alkoxide Precoordination to
[Rh(NBD)(DIPHOS-4)]BF4 Allows Directed
Hydrogenation of a 2,3-Dihydrofuran-3-ol
without Competing Furan Production
posted on 2002-02-19, 00:00authored byLeo A. Paquette, Xiaowen Peng, Dmitriy Bondar
The alkoxide-directed hydrogenation shown is reported as a key step in a concise synthesis of a fully functionalized precursor to the C29−C40
F/G sector of pectenotoxin-2.