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Synthesis 1994; 1994(3): 267-269
DOI: 10.1055/s-1994-25455
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A Facile Total Synthesis of (±)-Acoragermacrone by Titanium-Induced Keto Ester Cyclization

Weidong Li* , Ying Li, Yulin Li
  • *State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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27 September 2002 (online)

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(±)-Acoragermacrone, a naturally occurring germacrane-type sesquiterpenoid, was synthesized from geranyl acetate via five steps by employing titanium-induced intramolecular coupling, involving a α,β-unsaturated keto ester, as the key step.