Intramolecular Tricarbonyl‐Ene Reactions and α‐Hydroxy‐β‐Diketone Rearrangements Inspired by the Biosynthesis of Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinols

AB Zur Bonsen, RA Peralta, T Fallon… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Structurally unique natural products pose biosynthetic puzzles whose solution can inspire
new chemical reactions. Herein, we propose a unified biosynthetic pathway towards some …

Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Hyperireflexolides A and B

AB Zur Bonsen, CJ Sumby, JH George - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hyperireflexolides A and B were synthesized in six steps via the dearomatization and
fragmentation of a simple acylphloroglucinol starting material. The dearomatized …