Mt. Mujica et al., ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF CYCLIC ETHERS VIA HETERO-DIELS-ALDER REACTION - FORMAL SYNTHESIS OF (-LAURECIN AND (-)-LAURECIN()), Synlett, (10), 1996, pp. 983
A formal synthesis of (+/-)- and (-)-laurencin has been accomplished,
using a hetero Diels-Alder reaction between a monoactivated diene and
(S)-(-)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-glyceraldehyde or its enantiomer as the k
ey step.