Abstract: The enatioselective synthesis of (R)-3,4,8,8a-tetrahydro-8a-allyl- 1,6-(2H,7H)-naphthaIenedione and the degradation of the angular ally1 group to a hydroxymethyl group are reported. ... Numerous terpenoidal natural products have been described in which a ... Biologtcally, the angular hydroxy methyl group is most likely formed via a ... Wieland-Miescher ketone derivatives bearing an angular hydroxymethyl ... Synthesized 4 and 2 via alkylation of a dihydrodimethoxybenzene
