A concise diastereoselective route to racemic samin, the general furofuran lignan precursor
Abstract
Exposure of the dihydro-1,3-dioxepine 5 to diisobutylaluminum hydride induces concurrent diastereoselective ring-contraction and reduction to lead to the trisubstituted tetrahydrofuran, oxidative cleavage of which gives (±)-samin1, the general furofuran lignan precursor.