Gong J, Lin G, Sun W, Li C, Yang Z*, Total Synthesis of (±) Maoecrystal V, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 132, 16745, 2010.

Abstract A concise first total synthesis of (±) maoecrystal V (1) is reported. The synthesis features a Wessely oxidative dearomatization of a phenol, an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, and a Rh-catalyzed O-H bond insertion as key steps.......