P. Datta, Chi Yau, Timothy S. Hooper
Nov 14, 2001
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The Journal of organic chemistry
Abstract
Acid-catalyzed cyclizations of E,E-dibenzylidenesuccinate esters have been developed as an efficient synthetic route to 1-aryl-1,2-dihydronaphthalenes. This reaction has been used in the synthesis of the naturally occurring lignans (+/-)-cagayanin and (+/-)-galbulin.