摘要:
                                The title natural product (-)-aiphanol has been prepared by total synthesis. A key step involved the asymmetric dihydroxylation of (E)-3,5-dimethoxy-4-(methoxymethoxy)cinnamyl alcohol with the AD-mix-beta to give triol (1R,2R)-1-(3',5'-dimethoxy-4'-methoxymethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydroxypropanol, the absolute stereochemistry of which was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analysis of a readily available bromo-derivative. These Studies have established that the naturally occurring enantiomer of aiphanol possesses the (S)-configuration at each of C-2' and C-3'. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.