1999 Volume 47 Issue 7 Pages 1053-1055
Highly diastereoselective Michael addition of lithium diorganocuprates to the half-ester of 1, 1'-binaphthalene-8, 8'-diol gave β-substituted esters with high enantiomeric excess after methanolysis. The optically active phenolic sesquiterpenes turmeronol A (1) and B(2) have been synthesized using this reaction as a key step.