Total Synthesis of (+)-Paeonilactone B and (-)-Paeonisuffrone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(94)02189-I

A novel synthesis of (+)-paeonilactone B, a minor constituent of Paeoniae Radix, and the first synthesis of (-)-paeonisuffrone, a new monoterpene recently isolated from Moutan Cortex, have been accomplished from the tricyclic compound which funcioned well