“…S = syringyl, G = guaiacyl. The nominal molecular weights (for compounds 1) are in parentheses, ί ArOH, K 2 CO 3 , acetone, reflux (Helm and Ralph 1992;Kratzl et al 1959;Landucci et al 1981;Ralph et al 1986); it H 2 C=O, dioxane, K 2 CO 3 (Helm and Ralph 1992); in for P = CH 2 Ph, Pd/C-H 2 , EtOH (Kratzl et al 1959;Landucci et al 1981;Ralph et al 1986), for P = Ac, NaBH 4 /EtOH/H 2 O (Ralph and Helm 1991); ιΥ Me 3 SiBr, CH 2 C1 2 , followed by NaHCO 3 (Ralph and Young 1983); v NaBHU on SiO 2) CH 2 C1 2 (Ralph 1982); w Pd/C-H 2 , EtOH+H 2 SO 4 (Adler and Marton 1961;Landucci 1980). syringyl B-ring product Ib, use of commercially available 4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol is the simplest approach. However, an acetate protecting group is preferable for syringyl Α-ring compounds Ic and Id.…”