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Synlett 1993; 1993(6): 393-394
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-22466
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A Facile Route to the Aromatic Bisabolane Sesquiterpenes by Homobenzylic-Homoallylic Hydrogenolysis

Seiichi Takano* , Kiyohiro Samizu, Kunio Ogasawara
  • *Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University, Aobayama, Sendai 980, Japan
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19 March 2002 (online)

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A facile route to the aromatic bisabolane sesquiterpenes has been developed by employing a novel hydrogenolytic cleavage of the ether bond of the homobenzylic-homoallylic position of a 4,5-dihydro-6-aryl-1,3-dioxepine under the dissolving metal reduction conditions.