Total synthesis of gibbilimbols A-D.

James R Vyvyan, Christian L Holst, Allison J Johnson, Cheryl M Schwenk

Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225-9150, USA. vyvyan@chem.wwu.edu

The Journal of organic chemistry 2002 Apr 5

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Gibbilimbols A-D (1-4) were synthesized in 32-49% yield over four steps from commercially available starting materials. A copper-catalyzed coupling of 4-methoxyphenylmagnesium bromide with various unsaturated alkyl bromides was the key step in assembling the (long-chain alkyl)phenol skeleton.

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James R Vyvyan, Christian L Holst, Allison J Johnson, Cheryl M Schwenk. Total synthesis of gibbilimbols A-D. The Journal of organic chemistry. 2002 Apr 5;67(7):2263-5