Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Multifidene, a Sex Pheromone of Brown Algae

The total synthesis of multifidene, a sex pheromone found in brown algae, is described. The synthesis features the highly enantioselective and diastereoselective addition reaction of an aldehyde to a nitroolefin in the presence of a Hayashi–Jørgensen catalyst and a Nef reaction initiated by visible...

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Main Authors: Taiki Umezawa, Misaki Hara, Nana Kinoshita-Terauchi, Fuyuhiko Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Organics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-401X/3/3/15