Potential isobenzofurans: their use in the synthesis of naturally occurring 1-arylnaphthalide lignans

HP Plaumann, JG Smith, R Rodrigo

Index: Plaumann, Heinz P.; Smith, James G.; Rodrigo, Russell Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1980 , # 8 p. 354 - 355

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Ry HEINZ P. PLAUMANN, JAMES G. SMITH, and RUSSELL RODRIGO* (Guelph- Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1) ... Summary A three-step synthesis of seven lignans by means of a Diels-Alder reaction followed by selective borane reduction of an aromatic ester is described. ... WE report an efficient, general synthesis of some l-aryl- naphthalide ...