Chemistry of enol silyl ethers. A general synthesis of 3-hydroxyhomophthalates and a biomimetic synthesis of sclerin

P Brownbridge, TH Chan, MA Brook…

Index: Brownbridge, P.; Chan, T. H.; Brook, M. A.; Kang, G. J. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1983 , vol. 61, p. 688 - 693

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Abstract

A general synthesis of 3-hydroxyhomophthalates is developed and applied to the synthesis of sclerin (24), a compound possessing plant-growth activity; the critical step in the synthesis of 24 can be considered as the controlled condensation of a di-β-carbonyl unit with a tri-β- carbonyl unit.