Genes and Cells.
Human Stem Cell Institute.
Vol. 11.
2016.
P. 43-47
A short, nine-step, highly enantioselective synthesis of (−)-erogorgiaene and its C-11 epimer is reported. The key stereochemistry controlling steps involve catalytic asymmetric crotylation, anionic oxy-Cope rearrangement and cationic cyclisation. (−)-Erogorgiaene exhibited promising antitubercular activity against multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. © 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim