Recent applications of the divinylcyclopropane–cycloheptadiene rearrangement in organic synthesis

Abstract

This review summarizes the application of the divinylcyclopropane–cycloheptadiene rearrangement in synthetic organic chemistry. A brief overview of the new mechanistic insights concerning the title reaction is provided as well as a condensed account on the biological relevance of the topic. Heteroatom variants of this rearrangement are covered briefly.

Keywords

• cycloheptadiene
• divinylcyclopropane rearrangement
• domino reactions
• natural products
• total synthesis
• vinylcyclopropane–carbaldehyde rearrangement