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ReviewBeilstein journal of organic chemistry2026

Ring contraction and ring expansion reactions in terpenoid biosynthesis and their application to total synthesis.

Nicolas Kratena, Nicolas Heinzig, Peter Gärtner

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Review in Beilstein journal of organic chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Nicolas KratenaInstitute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-7214
Nicolas HeinzigInstitute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2005-5238
Peter GärtnerInstitute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1569-5020

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Terpenoids exhibit remarkable structural diversity, including highly complex ring-expanded or contracted carbocyclic skeletons. This review aims to explore intriguing examples of such ring-size alterations in all aspects of terpenoid synthesis. The current state-of-the-art regarding proposed biosynthetic pathways for terpenoids with unusual carbon skeleta, occurring either during initial cyclisation or subsequent oxidative tailoring, will be examined and discussed. Where possible, biogenetic relationships of closely related families of natural products will be contextualised by showing the mechanistic rationale for their interconversion. In the second part of this article, the application of bioinspired ring contraction and ring-expansion strategies in relevant natural product syntheses will be presented, demonstrating how synthetic chemistry can help to elucidate plausible biogenetic routes for structurally complex natural products.

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biosynthesisrearrangementring contractionring expansionskeletal editingterpenoidstotal synthesis

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PMID41737920
PMCPMC12927490

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