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Pure Appl. Chem., 2005, Vol. 77, No. 1, pp. 139-143

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200577010139

Use of furans in synthesis of bioactive compounds

Hing-Ken Lee, Kin-Fai Chan, Chi-Wai Hui, Ho-Kee Yim, Xun-Wei Wu and Henry N. C. Wong*

Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chinese Medicine and Central Laboratory of Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China

Abstract: Synthetic approaches to the total synthesis of plakortone B, as well as diastereoselective nucleophilic additions to furyl aldehyde and furyl sulfonylimine employing chiral 3-boronates as auxiliary are presented.