TY - JOUR AU - Simmonds, M.S.J. AU - Fernández Mateos, Alfonso AU - Herrero Teijón, Pablo AU - Pascual Coca, Gustavo AU - Rubio González, María Rosa PY - 2010 SN - 0040-4020 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10366/154181 AB - [EN]A practical, brief and selective synthesis of limonoid CDE fragments from a readily available starting diketone is described. The key step is a cationic electrocyclization promoted by strong acids. In general the methodology has been demonstrated... LA - eng KW - Limonoids KW - Nazarov cyclization KW - Antifeedant KW - Nimbinim KW - Limonim TI - Synthesis of limonoid CDE fragments related to limonin and nimbinim DO - 10.1016/j.tet.2010.07.020 T2 - Tetrahedron VL - 66 M2 - 7257 ER -