The total synthesis of (.+-.)-megaphyllone acetate, a cytotoxic neolignan.

T Matsumoto, S Imai, T Yamaguchi, M Morihira…

Index: Matsumoto; Imai; Yamaguchi; et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1985 , vol. 58, # 1 p. 346 - 351

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Conversion of 3-methoxy-4, 5-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde into (2RS, 3SR, 4RS)-2- methoxycarbonyl-4-(3-methoxy-4, 5-methylenedioxyphenyl)-3-methyl-4-butanolide (11) was carried out in seven steps via 1-acetoxy-1-(3-methoxy-4, 5-methylenedioxyphenyl) ...