Chemoenzymatic total synthesis and reassignment of the absolute configuration of ribisin C

Ping Lan, Martin G. Banwell*, Jas S. Ward, Anthony C. Willis

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    Abstract

    The enantiomerically pure and enzymatically derived cis-1,2-dihydrocatechol 5 has been converted, by two related pathways, into compounds 3 and ent-3. As a result, it has been determined that the true structure of the natural product ribisin C is represented by ent-3.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)228-231
    Number of pages4
    JournalOrganic Letters
    Volume16
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Jan 2014

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