Enantiocontrolled Access to an Intermediate for Highly Functionalized Clovane-Type Terpenoids: Formal Synthesis of Rumphellclovane E.

We describe an enantiocontrolled route to a versatile intermediate for the synthesis of highly functionalized clovane-type terpenoids. The synthetic route commenced with (R)-carvone, a commercially available and enantioenriched building block, and an oxygenative strategy was used to concisely access a clovane scaffold. One example of the versatility of the obtained intermediate was the formal synthesis of rumphellclovane E.