@article{a1aa76ff76fc4cecafa3e459f3236eda,
title = "Total synthesis of (+)-dihydromevinolin",
abstract = "The potent hypocholesterolemic agent (+)-dihydromevinolin was synthesized from chiral pyranoside 5 and octahydronaphthalene 6 which was obtained from maleic anhydride Diels-Alder adduct 7 by intramolecular sulfoxide acylation and methyl cuprate addition.",
author = "Falck, {J R} and Yang Yuh-Lin",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgment: The authors are grateful to Dr. Sukumar Manna for the preparation of numerous intermediates and to Dr. Robert L. Smith (Merck Sharp and Dohme) for a generous sample of natural (+)-dihydromevinolin. This work was supported by a grant-in-aid from the American Heart Association with funds contributed in part by the Texas Affiliate.",
year = "1984",
doi = "10.1016/S0040-4039(01)91076-7",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "3563--3566",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "33",
}