The unwanted synthesis of (E,E)-4,21-dimethoxy-2,19-dioxahexacyclo15,18,13,7,120,24>tetratriacontan-3,5,7(35),13,15,17,20,22,24(38),30,32,34,36,39-tetradecaen-12,29-dione and other attempts at the synthesis of ace
Attempts to synthesise acerogenins A and C, diaryl ether type macrocyclic diarylheptanoid constituents of Acer nikoense by macrocyclization involving the formation of (i) a diarylether bond or (ii) one of the bonds in the C7 chain resulted in polymeric pr