@article { ISI:000234174800006, title = {Enantioselective synthesis of 1-azaspiro[5.5]undecane ring system of histrionicotoxin alkaloids from D(+)-glucose}, journal = {Heterocycles}, volume = {65}, number = {12}, year = {2005}, month = {DEC}, pages = {2901-2916}, publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD}, type = {Article}, address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND}, abstract = {

Histrionicotoxins, the archetype of a group of spiropiperidine containing alkaloids from the brightly colored poison arrow frog Dendrobates histronicus native to the Amazon rain forests of Southern Columbia, was first isolated by Daly, Witkop and co-workers in 1971.1 They all share a common Iazaspiro[5.5]undecan-8-ol ring system with unsaturated C4 or C5 side chains at both the 2 and 7 positions. The nature and length of the side chains distinguish the different members of the histrionicotoxin family.

}, keywords = {chiron approach, domino reaction, Ring closing metathesis}, issn = {0385-5414}, author = {Bera, Smritilekha} } @article { ISI:000250183300024, title = {Carbohydrate based approach towards the synthesis of aspercyclide C}, journal = {Tetrahedron Letter}, volume = {48}, number = {42}, year = {2007}, month = {OCT}, pages = {7524-7527}, publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD}, type = {Article}, address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND}, abstract = {

A formal total synthesis of aspercyclide C (3) is described in which D-ribose is employed as a chiral pool material. The key step is a ring closing metathesis. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {chiron approach, D-ribose, Mukaiyama reagent, ring closing metathesis (RCM), Ullmann coupling}, issn = {0040-4039}, doi = {10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.08.050}, author = {Ramana, C. V. and Mondal, Mohabul A. and Puranik, Vedavati G. and Gurjar, Mukund K.} } @article { ISI:000243703200018, title = {Total synthesis of pachastrissamine (jaspine B) enantiomers from D-glucose}, journal = {Tetrahedron Letters}, volume = {48}, number = {2}, year = {2007}, month = {JAN}, pages = {265-268}, publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD}, type = {Article}, address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND}, abstract = {

Synthesis of both enantiomers of pachastrissamine is described from a common chiral template. The stereoselective construction of the central tetrahydrofuran units was based on the pseudodesymmetrization of a pentodialdo-1,4-furanose derivative taking advantage of the latent symmetry present. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

}, keywords = {4-furanose, chiron approach, Ohira-Bestmann reaction, pachastrissamine/jaspine B, pentodialdo-1, ring isomerization}, issn = {0040-4039}, doi = {10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.11.048}, author = {Ramana, C. V. and Giri, Awadut G. and Suryawanshi, Sharad B. and Gonnade, Rajesh G.} }