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Synthesis of (-)-matairesinol, (-)-enterolactone, and (-)-enterodiol from the natural lignan hydroxymatairesinol.
Eklund, Patrik,Lindholm, Anna,Mikkola, J-P,Smeds, Annika,Lehtilae, Reko,Sjoeholm, Rainer
, p. 491 - 493 (2003)
[reaction: see text] We describe here a four-step semisynthetic method for the preparation of enantiomerically pure (-)-enterolactone starting from the readily available lignan hydroxymatairesinol from Norway spruce (Picea abies). Hydroxymatairesinol was