A Triflate Hydrodeoxygenation Route to Resveratrol from Syringaldehyde

MC Davis, DA Parrish, BG Harvey

Index: Davis, Matthew C.; Parrish, Damon A.; Harvey, Benjamin G. Organic Preparations and Procedures International, 2013 , vol. 45, # 4 p. 304 - 313

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Abstract

When a starting material is being contemplated for the synthesis of an active pharmaceutical ingredient or a building block for polymers, natural products are the green alternatives to petroleum feedstocks. 1, 2 Plant metabolites are an excellent source for aromatic compounds but are invariably oxygenated. 3–5 In certain cases, the hydroxy groups of the natural products are ideally located and can be simply built upon or protected to allow for ...