Chappell D, Russell AT. From alpha-cedrene to crinipellin B and onward: 25 years of the alkene-arene meta-photocycloaddition reaction in natural product synthesis.
Org Biomol Chem 2006;
4:4409-30. [PMID:
17268633 DOI:
10.1039/b614011b]
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Abstract
Wender and Howbert's remarkable synthesis of alpha-cedrene in 1981 brought the attention of the synthetic community to the alkene-arene meta-photocycloaddition reaction. Here we review the natural product syntheses that have been achieved, over the last 25 years, utilising this strategic level reaction.
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