
%0 Journal Article
%A Cambie, RC 
%A Craw, HM 
%A Rickard, CEF 
%A Robertson, JD 
%A Rutledge, PS 
%A Valu, KK 
%A Woodgate, PD 
%T An Oxidative Decarboxylation of 7-Oxopodocarpic Acid Derivatives
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1990/05/01
%V 43
%N 5
%P 883-893
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9900883
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9900883 
%X Treatment of the 7-oxopodocarpic acid derivatives (1) and (3) with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone affords the conjugated dienones (5) and (6) directly. The latter compounds have potential as optically active relays for the synthesis of 3-oxygenated diterpenoids . The stereochemistry of an epoxide (7) formed from the dienone (5) has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography. 
