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Synfacts 2007(7): 0669-0669  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-968603
Synthesis of Natural Products and Potential Drugs
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Synthesis of (±)-Merrilactone A

Contributor(s): Philip Kocienski, Stewart Eccles
W. He, J. Huang, X. Sun, A. J. Frontier*
University of Rochester, USA
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Publication Date:
22 June 2007 (online)

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Significance

Merrilactone A is a sesquiterpene dilactone isolated from Illicium merrillianum. The complex tricyclic system containing three quaternary centers was synthesized using a Nazarov and radical cyclization.