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Sclerophytin-A exhibits cytotoxicity at 1 ng/ml in the L1210 leukemia cell line. Astrogorgin inhibits cell division in fertilized starfish eggs. Other eunicellin diterpenes such as massileunicellin-I have not been assayed for biological activity. We have embarked on a long term study directed toward the synthesis of several members of the eunicellin diterpene family. The goal is to develop strategies and methods that will result in general and flexible approaches to these targets as well as to simplified analogs. We are exploring two general approaches to the eunicellin diterpenes: the Ireland-Claisen rearrangement and the cycloaldol reaction.  INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/mcintosh/scheme1.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET  For eunicellin diterpenes possessing carbinol stereocenters at C7 and/or C8, the Ireland-Claisen rearrangement enables the relay of stereochemistry between the C14 isopropyl group and C7 / C8. Model studies using (R)-carvone derived esters established the feasibility of this approach.  INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/mcintosh/scheme2.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET  Most of the eunicellin diterpenes possess a hydroisobenzofuran core with a bridging oxonane ring at C2 and C9. We have found that a novel cycloaldol reaction enables the rapid assembly of the isobenzofuran bicycle with excellent diastereoselectivity. An initial intermolecular aldol reaction between (S)-carvone and methacrolein establishes the desired stereochemistry at C1, C2 and C14. Etherification and cycloaldolization affords the isobenzofuran. The C9 stereocenter is formed with complete diastereoselectivity. Thus four of the stereocenters present in the natural products can be installed in only 3 steps from (S)-carvone. We are employing the cycloaldol reaction in the synthesis of the highly oxidized massileunicellins as well as simplified bicyclic analogs for use in high throughput synthesis.  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