170235-96-8Relevant articles and documents
Reaction of methyl 4,5-epoxy-(2E)-pentenoate with arenes. II. Application to the synthesis of(±)-curcudiol, (±)-curcuphenol, (±)-curcuhydroquinone, and(±)-curcuquinone
Ono,Yamamoto,Akita
, p. 553 - 558 (2007/10/02)
Four bisabolane sesquiterpenes, (±)-curcudiol (2), (±)-curcuphenol (3), (±)-curcuhydroquinone (5) and (±)-curcuquinone (6), were synthesized based on the reaction of methyl 4,5-epoxy-(2E)-pentenoate (1) with methoxytoluenes in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate.