An Expedient Synthesis of Natural Diarylheptanoids Using the Organoselenium-mediated Reduction of Epoxy Ketone
The total synthesis of diarylheptanoids isolated from the male flowers of Alnus sieboldiana, yashabushiketol, yashabushiketodiol A, yashabushiketodiol B, and yashabushitriol, has been achieved in short steps by employing the organoselenium-mediated reduct