title: Total synthesis of (-)-blepharocalyxin D.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The Prins cyclization strategy was successfully applied in the total synthesis of (-)-blepharocalyxin D, a cytotoxic dimeric diarylheptanoid isolated from Alpinia blepharocalyx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
authors.forename: Haye Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Dong Gil
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Min Ah
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hak Joong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jaejoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Myoung Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lah
authors.forename: Eun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011714:Pyrans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011714:Pyrans; C430165:blepharocalyxin D