Towards the total synthesis of portentol
Synthetic studies towards the total synthesis of the natural polyketide portentol. Synthetic studies to thiocarbonyl ylide based 1,3-dipoles. An efficient formal synthesis of dimethylglutamine via [3+2] cycloaddition of a thiocarbonyl ylide and subsequent Raney nickel reduction. Synthetic studies towards vinyl-quinone-Diels-Alder reactions. The first X-ray crystal structure of the Dess-Martin Periodinane