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Synthesis of rac-ar-curcumen-15-al
Weyerstahl, Peter,Schlicht, Volker
, p. 175 - 177 (1997)
Starting from p-tolunitrile (4) via alkylation with the bromo-acetal 12 (→ 8), and with MeI (→ 9), hydrolysis to 10, Wittig reaction (→ 7) and DIBAH reduction, the rac-ar-curcumen-15-al (2) was obtained. The cumin-like, citrus odor of rac-2 is similar to that of the isolated (-)-2. VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1997.
