Simultaneous stereospecific and stereoselective installation of groups across an aromatic ring enabled a short synthesis of the cyclophanes, but there was a twist that needed boron again to come to the rescue. @BristolChem @J_A_C_S
Simultaneous Installation of 1,6-Stereocenters by Asymmetric Allylation of Resorcinol Boronates: Application to the Synthesis of Merocyclophane A ( @J_A_C_S ): pubs.acs.org/jacsat/articleโฆ ( @AggarwalLab ; @VarinderAggar11 ).View quoted post on X