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A Short Synthesis of (±)-Epiasarinin

David Aldous, Anne J. Dalençon, Patrick G. Steel

Organic Letters · 2002 · 32 citations · 3 references

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[reaction: see text] Epiasarinin, an endo-endo furofuran, has been synthesized from piperonal via a five-step route with good stereocontrol. The sequence involves Darzens condensation, alkenyl epoxide-dihydrofuran rearrangement, and a Lewis acid mediated cyclization.

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