title: Stereoselective total synthesis of (3R,8S)-falcarindiol, a common polyacetylenic compound from umbellifers
abstract: The first stereoselective total synthesis of (3R,8S)-falcarindiol (1) from L-tartaric acid and D-xylose is reported, via the Cadiot-Chodkiczwicz reaction, to couple 1-bromoalkyne (2) with 3(R)-(tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)-1-penten-4-yne (3).
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cai