Total synthesis of the endogenous inflammation resolving lipid resolvin D2 using a common lynchpin

The total synthesis of the endogenous inflammation resolving eicosanoid resolvin D2 (1) is described. The key steps involved a Wittig reaction between aldehyde 5 and the ylide derived from phosphonium salt 6 to give enyne 17 and condensation of the same ylide with aldehyde 7 to afford enyne 11. Desi...

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Main Authors: John Li, May May Leong, Alastair Stewart, Mark A. Rizzacasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2013-12-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.9.310