TETRAHEDRON, cilt.64, ss.7289-7294, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Norcaran-23,45-tetraoles were synthesized starting from methyl 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene-7-carboxylate in several steps. Norcaradiene endoperoxide is the key component; it was obtained by photooxygenation of methyl 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene-7-carboxylate. The other oxygen functionalities are introduced through epoxide ring opening and OSO4-hydroxylation reactions. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.