445389-48-0

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• 181475-12-7 (R)-Benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-[((4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-[1,3]dioxan-5-yl)-methyl-amino]-((R)-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-yl)-acetonitrile 
• 120-14-9 3,4-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde 
• 181657-90-9 (3R,4S)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylcarbonyl)-3-[(R)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-hydroxymethyl]tetrahydro-2-furanone 

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• 445389-49-1 (1R,2S,3S,4R)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2,3-di(hydroxymethyl)butan-1,4-diol 

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A general approach to the asymmetric synthesis of lignans: (-)-methyl piperitol, (-)-sesamin, (-)-aschantin, (+)-yatein, (+)-dihydroclusin, (+)-burseran, and (-)-isostegane

A highly efficient, diastereo- and enantioselective route was developed to access a great variety of lignans. The asymmetric synthesis of the 2,3-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones 9a-c could be improved in the case of aldol reactions by employing 2.2 equivalents of LiCl as an additive to provide, after purification, highly diastereo- and enantioenriched starting materials for the synthesis of the furofuran lignans (-)-methyl piperitol, (-)-sesamin, and (-)-aschantin. Furthermore, the γ-butyrolactone 15 was converted into dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan (+)-yatein, the dibenzylbutandiol type (+)-dihydroclusin, the tetrahydrofuran type (+)-burseran, and the dibenzocyclooctadiene type (-)-isostegane.