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Studies on structurally simple α, β-butenolides—II:(−)-(S)-γ-hydroxymethyl-α, β-butenolide and derivatives from d-ribonolactone efficient synthesis of (−)-ranunculin

P Camps, J Cardellach, J Font, RM Ortuno, O Ponsati

Index: Camps, P.; Cardellach, J.; Font, J.; Ortuno, R. M.; Ponsati, O Tetrahedron, 1982 , vol. 38, # 15 p. 2395 - 2402

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Citation Number: 90

Abstract

A short synthesis of the title compound, 16, from d-ribonolactone is described. Two alternative approaches differing in the timing of the C C double bond creation are used to prepare some chiral derivatives of 16.(−)-Ranunculin, a glycoside present in Ranunculaceae, has been synthesized for the first time.