作者:K. C. Nicolaou、David Hepworth
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980403)37:6<839::aid-anie839>3.0.co;2-j
日期:1998.4.3
Two enantiomic natural products with wound-healing properties, alkannin (1) and shikonin (2), are accessible by a short and efficient total synthesis. The success was achieved by a novel protecting system for masking of 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones (naphthazarins) and a highly stereoselective ketone reduction.