Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.127, No.29, 10396-10399, 2005
Stereoselective syntheses of rolliniastatin 1, rollimembrin, and membranacin
A radical cyclization of beta-alkoxyvinyl sulfoxides-Pummerer rearrangement-allylation protocol was successfully applied to the synthesis of the threo/cis/threo/cis/erythro bis-oxolane moiety in rolliniastatin 1 (1), rollimembrin (2), and membranacin (3).