A short stereospecific synthesis of a 2,6-diarylmonoepoxylignanolide
Abstract
The 2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-6-phenyl-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0] octan-8-one (6), with natural stereochemistry, has been synthesized by a stereospecific route using an intramolecular aldol reaction [(5)→(6)].