Convenient Ruthrnium-complex Catalysed Synthesis of Enterolactone from the Corresponding Dibenzylidene Succinic Acid Moiety
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry in HETEROCYCLES
- Vol. 26 (7) , 1735-1738
- https://doi.org/10.3987/r-1987-07-1735
Abstract
A convenient synthesis of enterolactone is outlined consisting mainly of a ruthenium carbonyl-hydride complex catalysed hydrogenation of bis(3-methoxybenzylidene)succinic acid.Keywords
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