Module 3 : Bioorganic Chemistry of Enzymes

Lecture 11 : Biomimetic Polyene Cyclizations

Figure 3.49: Stork’s biomimetic cationic cyclization of farnesyl acetic acid to Ambreinolide/Iso ambreinolide.

Figure 3.50: Eschenmoser and Schinz-Eschenmoser’s biomimetic cationic polyene cyclization.

Figure 3.51: Corey’s biomimetic cationic polyene cyclization.