38412-84-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Total synthesis of (+)-aquaticol by biomimetic phenol dearomatization: Double diastereofacial differentiation in the Diels-Alder dimerization of orthoquinols with a C2-symmetric transition state
Gagnepain, Julien,Castet, Frederic,Quideau, Stephane
, p. 1533 - 1535 (2008/04/05)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Double or nothing: The bissesquiterpene (+)-aquaticol was synthesized by biomimetic oxidative dearomatization of 1 via an orthoquinol intermediate that undergoes spontaneous and selective dimerization; only like diastereomers
Enantioselective synthesis of cuparane sesquiterpenes. Synthesis of (-)-cuparene and (-)-δ-cuparenol
Abad, Antonio,Agullo, Consuelo,Arno, Manuel,Cunat, Ana C.,Garcia, M. Teresa,Zaragoza, Ramon J.
, p. 5916 - 5919 (2007/10/03)
(-)-Cuparene and (-)-δ-cuparenol, two cuparane-type sesquiterpenoids, were synthesized from β-cyclogeraniol in 47% and 27% overall yield, respectively, using a Katsuki-Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, a pinacollic rearrangement, and a Robinson annulation as key synthetic steps.
