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The Synthesis of Hyptol and Its C-15 Epimer from (+)-Dehydroabietic Acid
Matsumoto, Takashi,Terao, Hiromitsu,Wada, Makoto,Imai, Sachihiko
, p. 2762 - 2765 (1991)
In order to elucidate the absolute configuration of C-15 in natural hyptol, methyl (15S)-13,16-dihydroxy-8,11,13-abietatrien-18-oate and its (15R)-epimer were transformed into (15S)-12,16-epoxy-11,14-dihydroxy-8,11,13-abietatrien-7-one (1a) and its (15R)-epimer (1b), respectively.The synthetic 1a was identical to natural hyptol.Thus, the stereochemistry of C-15 in the natural compound was conclusively assigned as S-configuration.