Regio- and stereoselective oxidation of flavan-3-ol- 4-arylflavan-3-ol- and biflavanoid derivatives with 2,3-dichloro-56-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ)
                                
                                    
                                        作者:Jacobus A. Steenkamp、C.Hendrik L. Mouton、Daneel Ferreira                                    
                                    
                                        DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(01)82322-x
                                    
                                    
                                        日期:1991.8
                                    
                                    The phenolic methyl ethers of flavan-3-ols, 4-beta-arylflavan-3-ols, and (-)-fisetinidol-(4-beta,8)-(+)-catechin biflavanoids are susceptible to regio- and stereoselective methoxylation at C-4 in moderate yields with DDQ in CHCl3-MeOH solution.  The observed asymmetric induction with exclusive formation of 2,4-trans products is compatible with the intermediacy of a diastereogenic donor-acceptor interaction, DDQ acting as the acceptor and oxidant.  The 4-funtionalized analogues are of both synthetic and degradative significance in condensed tannin chemistry.