Metal-Mediated C-C Ring Construction: The Li Synthesis of Bufogargarizin A
Christopher Uyeda of Purdue University achieved high enantioselectivity in the cyclopropanation of myrcene (1) with 2,2-dichloropropane (2) to give 3 (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 9441. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01949). Qinglei…