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SUBMITTER: Yang L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7920188 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20201015 51
An enantioselective total synthesis of the labdane diterpene andrographolide, the bitter principle of the herb Andrographis paniculata (known as "King of Bitters"), was accomplished in 14 steps (LLS). Key transformations include iridium-catalyzed carbonyl reductive coupling to form the quaternary C4 stereocenter, diastereoselective alkene reduction to establish the trans-decalin ring, and carbonylative lactonization to install the α-alkylidene-β-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone. ...[more]