New asymmetric construction of the benzylic quaternary stereogenic centre: an enantiocontrolled access to (-)-α-cuparenone

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Takamitsu Kosaka, Toshikazu Bando and Kozo Shishido


Abstract

An efficient and enantiocontrolled formal total synthesis of (-)-α-cuparenone has been accomplished by employing a new asymmetric construction methodology for formation of the benzylic quaternary stereogenic centre.


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