Fig. 2. Importance of current research towards the synthesis of agelasidine A, sporochnol, and bakuchiol. Reaction conditions: (a) Mo(CO)6 (10 mol%), L1 (15 mol%), 1h (0.2 mmol), 2az (0.3 mmol), EtOH (1.0 mL, 0.2 M), 60 °C, 24 hours. (b) Ni(cod)2 (10 mol%) ligand L8 (12 mol%), 3ga (0.2 mmol), 3a or 3b (0.7 equiv.), NaOEt (2.2 equiv.), PhMe (0.2 M), 24 h, 80 °C.
