Facile and efficient total synthesis of (±)-cryptotanshinone and tanshinone IIA

  • Ying Yan Jiang
  • , Qian Li
  • , Wei Lu*
  • , Jun Chao Cai
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A concise synthesis of (±)-cryptotanshinone and tanshinone IIA from readily available 1,5-naphthalenediol is described in which the key step is the radical cyclization process promoted by SmI2 to make a furan ring.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2073-2075
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume44
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2003
Externally publishedYes

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