NATURAL PRODUCTS SYNTHESIS BY RETRO-DIELS-ALDER REACTION Ⅱ~1 ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF (+) AND (-) 5-OXO-ENDO-TRICYCLO [5.2.1.0.^(2, 6)] DECA-3, 8-DIENE 1 BY ENZYME-CATALYZED REACTION

Asymmetric syntheses of both enantiomerically pure (+) and (-) 5-oxo-endo-tricyclo [5.2.1.0.^(2,6)] deca-3, 8-diene 1 was described. The key step is the use of enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of meso-diacetate 5.