作者:Filipa Silva、Shaista S. Khokhar、Danielle M. Williams、Robert Saunders、Gareth J. S. Evans、Michael Graz、Thomas Wirth
DOI:10.1002/anie.201808605
日期:2018.9.17
We describe a short total synthesis of ajoene, a major biologically active constituent of garlic. The instability of allicin as the only other known alternative starting material has led to the development of a reliable procedure for the synthesis of ajoene from simple building blocks that is also suitable for upscale operations.