K. Mori et al., SYNTHESIS AND ABSOLUTE-CONFIGURATION OF PHYLLANTHURINOLACTONE, THE LEAF-CLOSING FACTOR OF A NYCTINASTIC PLANT, PHYLLANTHUS-URINARIA L, Tetrahedron letters, 38(4), 1997, pp. 575-578
Phyllanthurinolactone (1) and its diastereoisomer 19 were synthesized,
only the former of which was bioactive as the leaf-closing factor of
Phyllanthus urinaria L. X-ray analysis of the tetraacetylglucoside 18
was executed, and the absolute configuration of 1 was determined as 6S
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