J. Maruyama et al., A SYNTHESIS OF (PLUS-OR-MINUS)-PINORESINOL AND ITS RELATED COMPOUND USING POTASSIUM PERSULFATE (K2S2O8) OXIDATION OF BENZOYLACETATES, Heterocycles, 37(2), 1994, pp. 839-845
A synthesis of (+/-)-pinoresinol has been accomplished by application
of the oxidative coupling reaction of benzoylacetate with potassium pe
rsulfate as a key step.