Curcumol and its one??step formation from curdione

X Li, L Wu, Z Ji, Y Harigaya, Y Konda…

Index: Li, Xian; Wu, Lijun; Ji, Zhizong; Harigaya, Yoshihiro; Konda, Yaeko; et al. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 25, p. 1403 - 1406

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Abstract

Abstract The absolute stereochemistry of curcumol (1) is confirmed on the basis of the spectroscopic data. The existence of two conformations in curdione (4) is revealed by nOe experiments at ambient temperature. One-step conversion of 4 into 1 stereospecifically proceeds via the ene-reaction without epimerization at any asymmetric center in 4.