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Synlett 1990; 1990(4): 209-210
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-21036
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Simple Preparation of an Optically Pure Daunomycinone A-Ring Precursor from (-)-Quinic Acid

Barry M. Johnson* , K. Peter C. Vollhardt
  • *Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, and the Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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08 March 2002 (online)

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A new, optically pure synthon for the A-ring of daunomycinone has been synthesized in six steps and an overall yield of 17% starting from (-)-quinic acid.

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