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Synthesis of (S)-(-)-β-cuparenone and (S)-(-)-cuparene
Aavula, Bhasker Reddy,Cui, Qi,Mash, Eugene A.
, p. 4681 - 4686 (2000)
A short and efficient synthesis of the title compounds is described. (S)-(-)-β-Cuparenone was prepared in 31% yield from p-tolualdehyde and mesityl oxide in eight steps. Absolute stereochemistry was established by means of a diastereoselective cyclopropan
