Asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-pisatin, a phytoalexin from garden peas (Pisum sativum L.)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00299-8

A short asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-pisatin is described involving a Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation and an 'hydrogenative cyclisation' as key steps.