Tetrahedron letters

A formal total synthesis of (±)-strigol

U Berlage, J Schmidt, U Peters, P Welzel

Index: Berlage, Ulrich; Schmidt, Jurgen; Peters, Ulrike; Welzel, Peter Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 27 p. 3091 - 3094

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Abstract

Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... A novel route to the tricyclic compound (±)-6, a known precursor to (±)-strigol is disclosed. ... A synthesis of 6, a known precursor of (±)-strigol (4) is reported. Key features are a Mc Murry reaction (23-→methyl ester of 22) and an oxidative cyclization (22→6).