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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Enantioselective Synthesis of Cuparane Sesquiterpenes. Synthesis of (−)-Cuparene and (−)-δ-Cuparenol

Ramón J. ZaragozáAnd M. Teresa GarcíaManuel ArnóAna C. CuñatConsuelo AgullóAntonio Abad

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ChemistryYield (chemistry)Organic ChemistryEnantioselective synthesisOrganic chemistry

description

(−)-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 epoxidat...

https://doi.org/10.1021/jo960463g