Volume 21, Issue 7 pp. 893-897
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Studies on the Model Synthesis of the Brassinolide and Dolicholide's Side Chains

Li-Zeng Peng

Li-Zeng Peng

National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China

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Feng-Zhi Zhang

Feng-Zhi Zhang

National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China

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Tian-Sheng Mei

Tian-Sheng Mei

National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China

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Tao Zhang

Tao Zhang

National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China

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Hua-Wei Liu

Hua-Wei Liu

National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China

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Yu-Lin Li

Yu-Lin Li

National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China

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First published: 26 August 2010

Dedicated to Professor ZHOU Wei-Shan on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Abstract

A highly stereoselective synthesis of the side chain enantiomers of brassinolide and dolicholide through an aldol reaction of 2-(4-methoxy benzyloxyl) propionylaldehyde (5) with the anion of 1-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)-3-methyl-2-butanone (6) is described.

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