Synthesis of (+/-)-ariensin.
Ariensin, a lignan occurring in the exudate of the bark of BURSERA ARIENSIS has been synthesized by a short stereospecific pathway. Dihydrocubebin which occurs in CLEISTANTHUS COLLINUS and PIPER GUINEENSE was also obtained as an intermediate in the reaction sequence.
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Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254, U.S.A.
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