Sustainable Synthesis of the Naturally Hypolipidemic Agent α-Asarone
摘要:
A short and practical preparation of -asarone was developed using the inexpensive methylisoeugenol as a starting material. The utilization of a sequence of tribromination, debromination, and copper-mediated aromatic substitution enabled the stereoselective formation of only the E-isomer of -asarone in good yield.