Synthetic Studies Towards the ent-Labdane Diterpenoids: Rearrangement of ent-Halimanes

Abstract

For the first time ent-labdanes have been synthetised starting from ent-halimic acid, following a route that is the reverse of the biosynthetic one leading to the former compounds.

Keywords

• Rearrangement
• ent-labdanes
• ent-halimic acid.