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Efficient syntheses of streptocarpone and (±)-α-dunnione

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Abstract

An efficient divergent synthesis of both streptocarpone and racemic α-dunnione from lawsone are described. A one-pot, formal [3+2] cyclization to form a furanonaphthoquinone directly provided a common intermediate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3735-3738
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume48
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 May 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Furanonaphthoquinone
  • Naphthoquinone
  • Natural product synthesis
  • Streptocarpone
  • α-Dunnione

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