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Stereostructural revision of auricularic acid synthesis of 4-epi-auricularic acid

Manuel ArnóAntonio AbadRamón J. ZaragozáConsuelo Agulló

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StereochemistryChemistryOrganic ChemistryDrug DiscoveryOrganic chemistryEpimerBiochemistry

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Abstract Cleistanth-13,15-dien-18-oic acid (1) has been synthesised from methyl 13-keto-podocarp-8(14)-en-18-oate (3). It is demonstrated that auricularic acid is an epimer at C-4 of 1, so it must be reformulated as cleistanth-13,15-dien-19-oic acid (2).

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0040-4039(01)80745-0