Biomimetic Approaches Towards The Synthesis of Complex Dimeric Natural Products

We present a selection of elegant and diverse biomimetic syntheses of complex natural product dimers. The dimerisation pathways discussed encompass the most prevalent strategies, including: Diels-Alder, Aldol, Mannich, conjugate addition, oxidative, radical and photochemical approaches; each underpinned through rational biosynthetic speculation. Keywords: Biomimetic, dimer, natural product, total synthesis.