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SUBMITTER: Weimar M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2852147 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weimar Marko M Dürner Gerd G Bats Jan W JW Göbel Michael W MW
The Journal of organic chemistry 20100401 8
Starting from Dane's diene and methylcyclopentenedione, (+)-estrone is synthesized along the Quinkert-Dane route in 24% total yield. The key step is an enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction promoted by an amidinium catalyst as efficiently as by a traditional Ti-TADDOLate Lewis acid. ...[more]