Total Synthesis of Huperzine Q.

Journal: Organic Letters
Published:
Abstract

The total synthesis of huperzine Q was accomplished. The synthesis features the construction of the cis-hydrindane skeleton via a Diels-Alder reaction and a ring contraction reaction of an epoxyketone.

Authors
Shun Tanimura, Satoshi Yokoshima, Tohru Fukuyama