Asymmetric Synthesis of (S)-Zearalenone Dimethyl Ether, an Orsellinic Acid Type Macrolide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00007a015

The synthesis of (S)-zearalenone dimethyl ether is described.The chiral part of the molecule was obtained by asymmetric synthesis monitored by a chiral sulfoxide group and introduced in the very last steps of the synthesis.