ORGANOMETALLIC ADDITIONS TO PROTECTED QUINONE BIS-EPOXIDES AND QUINONE MONOACETALS - SYNTHESIS OF THE ARANOROSIN NUCLEUS

A MCKILLOP, R J K TAYLOR, R J WATSON, N LEWIS

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Abstract

The addition reactions of organometallic reagents to monoprotected quinone bis-epoxides 7 and quinone monoacetals 5 provide a route to the highly oxygenated cyclohexanols 2 and 3; the application of this methodology to the preparation of the aranorosin analogue 4 is described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1589-1591
Number of pages3
JournalJOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Issue number21
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 1992

Keywords

  • PSEUDOARACHNIOTUS-ROSEUS

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