High-Throughput Approach toward the Development of a Mizoroki–Heck Reaction To Access Tricyclic Spirolactones

The ent-kaurenes represent a class of naturally occurring diterpenes of biological importance. Several members of the ent-kaurenes contain a common, tricyclic spirolactone core as a key structural motif. This study details a concise approach toward the development of a Mizoroki–Heck reaction to access this spirolactone core. The strategy described herein was enabled in microscale high-throughput experiments to allow for the rapid identification and optimization of superior reaction conditions.