Total synthesis of sporochnols, fish deterrents from a marine alga.

Ohira, Susumu; Kuboki, Atsuhito; Hasegawa, Taisuke; Kikuchi, Takato; Kutsukake, Tatsuhiko; Nomura, Maki.

Sporochnols A, B, and C, fish deterrents from a marine alga, were synthesized using intramol. C-H insertion of alkylidenecarbene as a key step to construct the chiral quaternary center.

Tetrahedron Letters

Elsevier Science Ltd.

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