The recent total syntheses of cryptocaryols A and B are reviewed. These efforts include the correction of the initially assigned absolute and relative stereochemistry of this class of natural products. In addition to enabling the initial structure activity relationships for this class of natural products, these syntheses demonstrated the practical utility of several novel synthetic approaches.

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隐烷醇A和B的不对称合成

综述了隐甲酚A和B的最新合成方法。这些努力包括纠正这类天然产品最初分配的绝对和相对立体化学。除了使这类天然产物具有初始结构活性关系外，这些合成方法还证明了几种新颖的合成方法的实用性。