Abstract
A short formal synthesis of (±)‐sporochnol A (1) is described. In this synthesis, the quaternary carbon center is formed by successive alkylations of the carbanion α to the nitrile in an arylacetonitrile derivative, followed by conversion of the nitrile group to a vinyl group. The quaternary carbon center derivatives obtained in each step were characterized by spectroscopy.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to Georgina Durate, Margarita Guzman, Oscar Yañez, Rosa I. Del Villar, and Maricela Gutierrez for their assistance in acquiring spectral data. We also thank DGAPA‐UNAM, México for financial support.