Find out more about this curious conection in this article and read about the total synthesis of the sesquiterpenes (±)-β-isocomene and (±)-isocomene via a Lewis acid promoted [3 + 2] cycloaddition of allyl-tert-butyldiphenylsilane.
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Organosilicon-mediated total synthesis of the triquinane sesquiterpenes (±)-β-isocomene and (±)-isocomene
Arndt W. Schmidt, Thomas Olpp, Elke Baum, Tina Stiffel and Hans-Joachim Knölker
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 4562-4568
DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00051E
