Chiral synthesis of furanosesquiterpene, (+)-ipomeamarone

Article abstract of DOI:10.3987/COM-96-7463

(+)-Ipomeamarone, a furanosesquiterpene isolated from mold-damaged sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) as one of the phytoalexins, was synthesized starting from (S)-lactic acid as the chiral source using Seebach's chiral self-reproduction method.