Studies towards the synthesis of hyperireflexolide A

• G. Hari Mangeswara Rao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2106–2111, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.185

• hyperireflexolide A. Keywords: alkylation; allylation; cross metathesis; hyperireflexolide A; spiroterpene; Introduction Hyperireflexolide A (1) [1] is a spiroterpenoid, isolated from hypericum reflexum, plants of the genus hypericum (Figure 1). Hyperireflexolide A is widely used in folk medicine, displays