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Total syntheses of aplysin and debromoaplysin using a diastereoselective, sulfur mediated radical cyclisation strategy
Harrowven, David C.,Lucas, Matthew C.,Howes, Peter D.
, p. 4443 - 4444 (1999)
Total syntheses of two marine sesquiterpenes, aplysin 1 and debromoaplysin 2, are described. The key step involves a diastereoselective, sulfur mediated radical cyclisation of diene 5 to 7 which simultaneously creates the sterically demanding aplysin skeleton and establishes the relative configuration of the three contiguous stereogenic centres.
A simple and direct method for converting thioamides into thioesters
Harrowven, David C.,Lucas, Matthew C.,Howes, Peter D.
, p. 1187 - 1196 (2007/10/03)
Thioamides may be transformed into thioesters through the simple expedient of warming them in an aqueous THF solution containing an alkylating agent. Reactions proceed in high yield and are amenable to multi-gram scale.