Tetrahedron Letters

Enantioselective syntheses of decursinol angelate and decursin

J Lim, IH Kim, HH Kim, KS Ahn, H Han

Index: Lim, Jongdoo; Kim, Ik-Hwan; Kim, Hyeon Ho; Ahn, Kyung-Seop; Han, Hogyu Tetrahedron Letters, 2001 , vol. 42, # 24 p. 4001 - 4003

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Abstract

The practical enantioselective syntheses of decursinol angelate and decursin were achieved in eight steps from resorcinol. The stereochemistry was addressed using the catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of 7-acetoxy-2, 2-dimethylchromene by chiral (salen) Mn complexes as the key step.