Asymmetric Biomimetic Oxidations of Phenols The Mechanism of the Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Thomasidioic Acid.docVIP

Molecules 2008, 13, 129-148 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 ? 2008 by MDPI /molecules Full Paper Asymmetric Biomimetic Oxidations of Phenols: The Mechanism of the Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Thomasidioic Acid Luca Zoia, Maurizio Bruschi, Marco Orlandi*, Eeva-Liisa Tolppa and Bruno Rindone Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Piazza della Scienza, 1, 20126 Milan, Italy; E-mails: luca.zoia@unimib.it, maurizio.bruschi@unimib.it; eeva-liisa.tolppa@unimib.it; bruno.rindone@unimib.it * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: marco.orlandi@unimib.