title: Simple synthesis of enantiomerically pure sauriols A and B.
abstract: Sauriols A and B belong to a class of diarylbutane-lignans and exhibit antifeedant activity. We succeeded in the first synthesis of sauriols A and B by using a simple and efficient asymmetric dimerization of a cinnamic acid derivative as the key step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitahara
mesh_terms: D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D017705:Lignans / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002934:Cinnamates; D017705:Lignans; C514378:sauriol A; C514379:sauriol B; C029010:cinnamic acid