Abstract
The barbatenes (e.g. 3) and a number of other sesquiterpenes afford a novel rearrangement product on treatment with CF3CO2H. This substance, designated isobarbatene, is shown to have structure 6, the result of a bicyclo-[3.2.1]→[2.2.2]→[3.2.1] rearrangement followed by an exo Me shift and deprotonation. The structure assignment is based on spectral and chiroptical data for olefin 6 and its degradation products 8,9 and 10.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 47-52 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1978 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry