Total synthesis of resveratrol-based natural products using a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative arylation and an oxidative heck reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/anie.201310676

Controlled access to resveratrol-based natural products is offered by a novel, modular concept. A common building block readily available on a large scale serves as the starting material for the introduction of structurally important aryl groups by a Pd-c