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[3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangements: recent applications in the total synthesis of natural products

Year: 2009

Type: review

Abstract: Among the fundamental chemical transformations in organic synthesis, the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement occupies a unique position as a powerful, reliable, and well-defined method for the stereoselective construction of carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom bonds. While many other reactions can unite two subunits and create a new bond, the strengths of sigmatropic rearrangements derive from their ability to enable structural reorganization with unmatched build-up of complexity. Recent applications that illustrate [3,3]-sigmatropic processes as a key concept in the synthesis of complex natural products are described in this tutorial review, covering literature from about 2001 through early 2009.

Source: Chemical Society Reviews

DOI: 10.1039/b901177n

Authors: Elizabeth A. Ilardi, Craig E. Stivala, Armen Zakarian

Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara

Language: English

Topic: Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: G880518358