Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Scott E. Denmark on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
A short enantioselective formal synthesis of the antibiotic natural product platencin is reported. Key steps in the synthesis include enantioselective decarboxylation alkylation, aldehyde/olefin radical cyclization, and regioselective aldol cyclization.
Key words
formal synthesis - palladium - enantioselective reactions - enantioconvergent synthesis - alkylation