Studies on the CIS Dihydroxylation of Drimanediene Skeleton

Short cuts toward forskolin synthesis: a pentacyclic approach

“…5 In preceding work, we designed several synthetic approaches toward the fully functionalized decalinic system of forskolin (A/ B bicycle). Our approaches were mainly based either on the use of pericyclic reactions 6 or on the transformation of lactone 3, 7 available in enantiomeric pure form. 8 This later methodology led to a highly efficient synthesis of the 'Ziegler intermediate'.…”