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Carbon side chains are attached via Reformatsky reactions to the B-ring of abietic acid, followed by selective modifications and finally ozonization of the C-ring. The products can be used as educts for the synthesis of highly oxidized terpene derivatives.
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Received October 15, 2001. Accepted November 5, 2001
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Presser, A., Pötschger, I., Haslinger, E. et al. Synthetic Transformations of Abietic Acid Va: Structure Modification and Ozonization. Monatshefte fuer Chemie 133, 231–239 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060200000
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060200000