An update on lignans: natural products and synthesis

Natural Product Reports Pub Date: 2009-08-13 DOI: 10.1039/B910940D

Abstract

Covering: 2005 to 2008

Lignans are a class of secondary metabolites derived from the oxidative dimerization of two phenylpropanoid units. This review covers the source, chemistry and bioactivities of natural lignans, and highlights the total syntheses of some lignans and asymmetric syntheses of their motifs.

Graphical abstract: An update on lignans: natural products and synthesis
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