Our specific reaction only had one citation related to the reaction: citation 16. (Cerda-García-Rojas, C. M.; Bucio, M. A.; Roman, L. U.; ́ Hernandez, J. D.; Joseph-Nathan, P. ́ J. Nat. Prod. 2004, 67, 189−193.) Only two papers total cited this source, our paper and Braulio M. Fraga Natural Product Reports 2005, 22 (4), 465. The paper cites source 16 in reference to the preparation of several moreliane derivatives. Source 16 has relation to our reaction because it involves the desulfurization using Raney-Ni. After reviewing the Fraga paper, it seems as though neither desulfurization, nor Raney-Ni is an issue discussed. The citation is more relevant to the moreliane synthesis in terms of Sesquiterpenes. Moreliane does resemble the crystal being synthesized. Below are the moreliane derivatives that the paper uses source 16 as a reference for.
Another citation used by the paper was a reference that related to the synthesis of maoecrystal (citation 5a). This citation is as follows:
A. Gong, J.; Lin, G.; Sun, W.; Li, C. C.; Yang, Z. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 16745-16746.
The following are examples of the chemistry used in three other papers that also cite the above maoecrystal paper. They relate to the reaction not specifically (specifically to our part of the reaction), but in that they too sythesize the maoecrystal.In this citation, the authors explore the oxidative dearomatization of phenols. They explore cascade and tendem reactions, which can rapidly create complex structures. This paper focuses on using stereoselective techniques.
In the chemistry shown, the oxidative dearomatiztion of the phenol followed by an intermolectular Diels-Alder cycloaddition resulted in a diastereomeric mixture of products at 145 degrees celsius in toluene. The products were able to be seperated.
This paper explores similar concepts. They also note that the oxidative dearomatization of phenols can rapidly generate structures with complex stereochemistry.
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