Enantioselective synthesis of the tricyclic furan moiety of azadirachtin, a potent insect antifeedant
作者:Hidenori Watanabe、Takeru Watanabe、Kenji Mori
DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00856-3
日期:1996.10
A synthesis of the enantiomerically pure right-hand part (2) of an insectantifeedant, azadirachtin, is described. Reduction with baker's yeast was demonstrated to be efficient for kinetic resolution of racemic diketone (4) to give 3 of ∼75% e.e., from which was derived 2 in 11 steps.