Cover Picture: Asymmetric Synthesis of Fortucine and Reassignment of Its Absolute Configuration (Chem. Eur. J. 25/2014). Issue 25 (11th June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Beaulieu, Marc‐André; Ottenwaelder, Xavier; Canesi, Sylvain
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 20:Issue 25(2014)
• Page Start: 7525
• Page End: 7525
• Publication Date: 2014-06-11
• Subjects: aromatic ring umpolung -- hypervalent iodine -- natural products -- oxidation -- total synthesis; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201490099
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : According to Greek mythology the species of plant Fortune Narcissus of Amarillydaceaes (shown on the right side of the cover illustration) grew exactly where Narcissus drowned while he was admiring his own reflection (or his mirror image) in the water. This story serves as an appropriate analogy for the synthesis of the mirror image of fortucine, a bioactive product isolated from the leaves of this plant, in that the presented asymmetric synthesis has allowed the reassignment of the absolute configuration of the natural product as presented on the top face of the cover. See the Communication by S. Canesi and co‐workers for more details.