The plant-derived sesquiterpene englerin A is a potent inhibitor of several renal cancer cell lines. Two recent total syntheses have utilized cationic gold(I)-complexes to coax readily available open-chain precursors into englerin's challenging oxotricyclic core with enzyme-like precision.
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Willot, M., Christmann, M. Towards artificial terpene cyclases. Nature Chem 2, 519–520 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.715
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