Chapter 3 - Intermolecular oxidopyrylium [5 + 2] cycloaddition chemistry and its application toward the synthesis and study of highly oxygenated troponoids

Abstract

This chapter is a personal account on the Murelli laboratory's inspiration and efforts on the synthesis of highly oxygenated troponoids, and the advances in oxidopyrylium [5 + 2] cycloaddition chemistry that have resulted from these studies. As part of this discussion, this chapter also provides a minireview describing the history of oxidopyrylium [5 + 2] cycloaddition routes to troponoids more generally.