TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF THE UTERO-EVACUANT SUBSTANCE D,L-ZOAPATANOL

摘要

ABSTRACTA method of synthesizing 2S*, 3R*-6E-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-ol, one of the active ingredientsin the zoapatle plant, is described. The naturalproduct is useful as a utero-evacuant agent.