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Synfacts 2007(4): 0352-0352  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-968292
Synthesis of Natural Products and Potential Drugs
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Synthesis of (±)-Quadrangularin A

Contributor(s): Philip Kocienski
W. Li, H. Li, Y. Li, Z. Hou*
Lanzhou University and Lanzhou Railway University, P. R. of China
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23 March 2007 (online)

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Significance

A phenolic oxidative cyclodimerization of the stilbene A using horseradish peroxidase is the key step in a biomimetic synthesis (11 steps, 15% overall) of the lignin quadrangularin A.