Heteroaromatic Construction: The Fukuyama Synthesis of Tryprostatin A
Alessandro Palmieri of the University of Camerino developed (Synlett 2010, 2468. DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258031) the condensation of a nitro acrylate 1 with a 1,3-dicarbonyl partner 2 to give the furan 3.…