%0 Journal Article %T A simple formal stereoselective synthesis of Herbarumin III %A Nagendra Siddavatam %A Krishnaiah Martha %A Krishna Reddy Vanka %A Biswanath Das %J European Journal of Chemistry %D 2012 %I %R 10.5155/eurjchem.3.3.337-339.609 %X A formal stereoselective synthesis of Herbarumin III has been accomplished starting from butanal involving Maruoka asymmetric allylation, diastereoselective iodine-induced electrophilic cyclization and conversion of iodocarbonate into syn-epoxy alcohol as the key steps. %K Nonenolide %K Phytotoxic effect %K Syn-epoxy alcohol %K Maruoka allylation %K Trimethylsulfonium iodide %K Diastereoselective iodine-induced electrophilic cyclization %U http://www.eurjchem.com/index.php/eurjchem/article/view/609