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Keywords: modifiedClaisenrearrangement; sesquiterpene; chromenol; total synthesis; Introduction
The panicein family is an unusual family of natural products, which generally consist of an aromatic sesquiterpene group linked to a quinone (as seen in
its deacetylation product 20.
The direct conversion of deacetylated product 20 to panicein A2 (5) through a modifiedClaisenrearrangement [19][20] was then attempted. Unfortunately, after heating 20 in toluene for 48 hours, no desired product 5 was obtained, with a complex mixture of compounds
sesquiterpine panicein A2 (5) has been achieved. This synthesis hinges on key steps involving the addition of phenol 16 to carbonate 18 to provide propargyl ether 8 which was then cyclised through a modifiedClaisenrearrangement to ultimately give the desired cyclic structure of 5. The correlation of
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1:
Members of the panicein family of aromatic sesquiterpenoids.