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New asymmetric construction of the benzylic quaternary stereogenic centre: An enantiocontrolled access to (-)-α-cuparenone
Kosaka, Takamitsu,Bando, Toshikazu,Shishido, Kozo
, p. 1167 - 1168 (2007/10/03)
An efficient and enantiocontrolled formal total synthesis of (-)-α-cuparenone has been accomplished by employing a new asymmetric construction methodology for formation of the benzylic quaternary stereogenic centre.
Asymmetric total synthesis of optically active α-curcumene
Tamao, Kohei,Hayashi, Tamio,Matsumoto, Hiroshi,Yamamoto, Hiraku,Kumada, Makoto
, p. 2155 - 2156 (2007/10/15)
(R)-(-)-α-Curcumene has been prepared in 66% optical yield and in 34% overall yield in five steps by means of asymmetric Grignard cross-coupling reaction catalyzed by a nickel complex of chiral (aminoalkylferrocenyl)phosphine as a key carbon-carbon bond forming step.
