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SUBMITTER: Hethcox JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3607549 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hethcox J Caleb JC Shanahan Charles S CS Martin Stephen F SF
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A diastereoselective conjugate addition of a variety of monoorganocuprates, Li[RCuI], to chiral fumarates to provide funtionalized succinates has been developed. The utility of this reaction is demonstrated in a concise total synthesis of (-)-dihydroprotolichesterenic acid that required only four steps and proceeded in an overall 31% yield. ...[more]