@article { ISI:000252640600002,
	title = {Synthesis of gymnoascolide A},
	journal = {Synthesis-Stuttgart},
	number = {1},
	year = {2008},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {26-28},
	publisher = {GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG},
	type = {Article},
	address = {RUDIGERSTR 14, D-70469 STUTTGART, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>Recently isolated 4-benzyl-3-phenylfuran-2,5-dione and antifungal gymnoascolide A have been synthesized using the chemoselective S(N)2{\textquoteright} coupling of phenylmagnesium bromide with dimethyl 2-(bromomethyl)fumarate, chemoselective allylic substitution of bromide in 3-(bromomethyl)-4-phenylfuran-2,5-dione with phenylmagnesium bromide and regioselective N-Selectride-induced reduction of 3-benzyl-4-phenylfuran-2,5-dione as the key reactions.</p>},
	keywords = {dimethyl (bromomethyl)fumarate, functionalized maleic anhydrides, gymnoascolide A, regioselective reduction, S(N)2 {\textquoteleft} Grignard coupling reaction},
	issn = {0039-7881},
	doi = {10.1055/s-2007-990901},
	author = {Baag, Md. Merajuddin and N. P. Argade}
}
