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00:00 Exotic reactions hidden within complex structures
01:02 Natural product isolation basics | Biosynthetic origins of lissodendoric acid A and manzamine
04:58 Retrosynthesis of lissodendoric acid A | Allenes and Diels-Alder cycloaddition
08:37 Forward synthesis of lissodendoric acid A
12:06 ♡ Thank you for your support ♡
12:27 Context and retrosynthetic analysis of pedrolide
14:26 Caveat on cyclopentadienes in synthesis
16:27 Forward synthesis of pedrolide

Key references:
- Lissodendoric Acids A and B, Manzamine-Related Alkaloids from the Far Eastern Sponge Lissodendoryx florida | Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5320
- Revisiting the manzamine biosynthetic hypothesis | Nat. Prod. Rep. 2023, 40, 964
- Mercuric ion catalyzed rearrangements of ten-membered-ring allenes | J. Org. Chem. 1975, 40, 585
- Total synthesis of lissodendoric acid A via stereospecific trapping of a strained cyclic allene | Science 2023, 379, 261
- Diels–Alder cycloadditions of strained azacyclic allenes | Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 953
- Pedrolane, a Polycyclic Diterpene Scaffold Containing a Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane System, from Euphorbia pedroi | Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 274
- Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Pedrolide | J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 8332

Some recommended books on organic synthesis:
- Clayden, Greeves, Warren; Organic Chemistry (basic organic chemistry knowledge)
- Wyatt, Warren; Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach (excellent introduction to retrosynthesis)
- Kurti, Czako; Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis (extensive toolkit of functional group reactions and applications thereof with common conditions)
- Nicolaou; Classics in Total Synthesis 1-3 (the ultimate total synthesis trilogy)
- Nicolaou; Molecules That Changed the World (the world's most important molecules and their impact on everyday life)
- Carreira, Kvaerno; Classics in Stereoselective Synthesis (compilation of the groundbreaking methods of stereoselective synthesis and application to synthesis of stereochemically complex structures)