The absolute configuration of cuauhtemon
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J.MartΔ±Μn Torres-Valencia; Dora L. Quintero-Mogica; Guadalupe I. LeΓ³n; Oscar R.
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Article
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2003
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The absolute configuration of cuauhtemone, a eudesmane-type sesquiterpene isolated from Pluchea species (Asteraceae), has been revised from 1 to 2 by chemical correlation with (R)-(+)-2-methyl-1,2-butanediol 3 through the naturally occurring 2,3-epoxy-2-methylbutanoate derivative 4. The relative ste