An Improved Convergent Strategy for the Synthesis of Oligoprenols

…, H Zhang, FJ Xiong, XX Chen, FE Chen

Index: Yu, Xiong-Jie; Zhang, Hao; Xiong, Fang-Jun; Chen, Xu-Xiang; Chen, Fen-Er Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2008 , vol. 91, # 10 p. 1967 - 1974

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Abstract

Abstract A practical and highly regio-and stereoselective synthesis of oligoprenols starting from commercially available geraniol is described. The convergent synthetic strategy features the iterative allyl-allyl coupling of monomers easily derived from geraniol that contain one reacting terminal functional group and the repetitive reductive elimination of the p-toluenesulfonyl (Ts) groups.