Stereoselective synthesis of (6R)- and (6S)-diosphenol and Ψ-diosphenol

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(02)00492-1

Methods are discussed for the stereoselective synthesis of the (R)-and (S)-enantiomers of the diosphenols (5)-(8) by utilizing the commercially available stereoisomers (9), (12), (23) and (25) of carvone and limonene, respectively, as chiral starting materials.