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. 2009 Jul 10;14(7):2491–2500. doi: 10.3390/molecules14072491

Scheme 2.

Synthesis of dilactone 15.

Scheme 2

Reagents and conditions: a) PCC, CH2Cl2, 12h, 65% b) allylmagnesium bromide, 0ºC, 3h, 43%c) Acryloyl chloride, DIPEA, CH2Cl2, 0ºC, 64% d) first generation Grubbs ruthenium catalyst, CH2Cl2, 60ºC, giving dilactone 15 and the corresponding dimer, in 65% yield (80:20 ratio).