Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.10, 1069-1071, 2011
Concise Synthesis of Riccardin C, Macrocyclic Bisbibenzyl Natural Product
Riccardin C (1) has been synthesized by exploiting an intramolecular SNAr reaction of alpha-sulfinylfluorobenzene by an internal phenolate, providing the key 18-membered ring closure in excellent yield.