Total syntheses of the tetracyclic terpene waihoensene and the densely functionalized tetracyclic compound ryanodol have recently been reported. Both approaches constitute examples of the efficient and innovative construction of multiple quaternary centers.
Keywords: natural products; quaternary stereocenters; radical cyclization; terpenoids; total synthesis.
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