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Synthesis of the C29-C37 bicyclic ether core of (+)-sorangicin A

MT Crimmins, MW Haley

Index: Organic Letters, , vol. 8, # 19 p. 4223 - 4225

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... Volume: Page: ... Organic Letters. ... The synthesis of epoxide 2 began with the known Evans anti-aldol reaction between (E)-cinnamaldehyde (8) and N-propionylthiazolidinethione 7, which delivered the aldol adduct 9 in 83% yield (91:9 dr, Scheme 2). 5 The chiral ...