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A SIMPLE PREPARATION OF (R)-(+)-β-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZYL)-BUTANOLIDE, AND ITS USE IN THE TOTAL SYNTHESES OF NATURALLY OCCURRING DIBENZYLBUTANOLIDE LIGNANS
Lalami, Khalid,Dhal, Robert,Brown, Eric
, p. 1131 - 1134 (2007/10/02)
Resolution of methyl α-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)hemisuccinate by means of (-)-ephedrine, followed by calcium borohydride reduction, afforded (R)-(+)-β-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)butanolide.This lactone was used as a starting material for the optically active
