Rhodomollacetal A Structure Elucidation
Rhodomollacetal A Grayanane and several related diterpenoids can be found in Rhododendron molle. They feature a unique 5/7/6/5 tetracyclic skeleton, existing exclusively in the Ericeceae plants. These compounds have been found to have significant bioactivity. Consequently the total synthesis of these complex, highly oxygenated polycyclic structures has attracted considerable attention in the organic synthesis community....