The efficient and regioselective synthesis of the naphthoquinone core of streptovaricin U

Masaaki Miyashita, Takahiro Yamasaki, Tomonori Shiratani, Susumi Hatakeyama, Masahiro Miyazawa, Hiroshi Irie

Chemical Communications · 1997 · 17 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

The efficient and regioselective synthesis of the naphthoquinone core of streptovaricin U 1 via the Diels–Alder reaction of 1-methoxy-2-methyl-3-trimethylsilyloxybuta-1,3-diene 5 with the 2,6-dibromo-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone 6 is described.

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