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Total Synthesis of (+/-)-4'-Demethyl-4-epipodophyllotoxin by Insertion-Cyclization
Kende, Andrew S.,King, Margaret Logan,Curran, Dennis P.
, p. 2826 - 2828 (2007/10/02)
The total synthesis of (+/-)-4'-O-demethyl-4-epipodophyllotoxin (3) is accomplished in 13 steps and 2.4percent overall yield from piperonal through the use of an "insertion-cyclization" reaction to form the aryltetralin ring system.