Synthesis of (±) epipentenomycin I and I
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Weerachai Phutdhawong; Stephen G. Pyne; Apiwat Baramee; Duang Buddhasukh; Brian
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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French
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A synthesis of (±) epipentenomycin I and III is reported from a regioselective epoxidation of racemic 3-hydroxy-and 3-acetoxy-2-methylene-4-cyclopentenone, respectively, with dimethyldioxirane followed by hydrolytic ring-opening of the resulting epoxide.