Trost, B.M.; Osipov, M.; Krüger, Sebastian; Zhang, Y.
(Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-07-30)
We report a catalytic asymmetric total synthesis of the ascidian natural product perophoramidine. The synthesis employs a molybdenum-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of an oxindole nucleophile and a monosubstituted ...