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Synthesis of (+)-Turmeronol A, an Inhibitor of Soybean Lipoxygenase, and (+)-ar-Turmerone
Kitahara, Takeshi,Furusho, Yoshio,Mori, Kenji
, p. 1137 - 1140 (2007/10/02)
Syntheses of optically pure turmeronol A and turmerone were achieved in a simple manner starting from ethyl (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate (4) of 100percent e.e.The key step was the displacement of the chiral tosylate (6) with an organocopper reagent.
