A method for producing slcareolide comprising the following steps: (a) providing sclareol as starter material; (b) contacting the starter material sclareol with ozone in air or oxygen as the sole oxidant in an acidic medium.

A method for producing slcareolide comprising the following steps: (a) providing sclareol as starter material; (b) contacting the starter material sclareol with ozone in air or oxygen as the sole oxidant in an acidic medium.

The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the organic electroluminescent compound according to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having improved current efficiency and/or lifetime properties.

An object of the present invention is to provide a lactone compound having excellent radical trapping performance.

Provided is a lactone compound represented by Formula (I).

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L represents a linking group represented by Formula (L1) or Formula (L2).

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There is provided SHC/HAC derivatives, amino acid sequences comprising the SHC/HAC derivatives, nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, recombinant host cells comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives and applications of the recombinant host cells comprising either SHC/HAC derivatives or WT SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox and SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox.

There is provided SHC/HAC derivatives, amino acid sequences comprising the SHC/HAC derivatives, nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, recombinant host cells comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives and applications of the recombinant host cells comprising either SHC/HAC derivatives or WT SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox and SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox.

Provided is a method for producing a substance related to 2-alkylcarbonylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione that is suitable for industrial production. The present disclosure provides: a method for producing two production intermediates for 2-alkylcarbonyl[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione by reacting commercially available 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with equally inexpensive, commercially available induced N,N-substituted formamide dimethyl acetal, and further reacting the product with an inexpensive commercially available 2-halo-1,4-diketone compound in the presence of water; and a substance related to the same.

Provided is a method for producing a substance related to 2-alkylcarbonylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione that is suitable for industrial production. The present disclosure provides: a method for producing two production intermediates for 2-alkylcarbonyl[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione by reacting commercially available 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with equally inexpensive, commercially available induced N,N-substituted formamide dimethyl acetal, and further reacting the product with an inexpensive commercially available 2-halo-1,4-diketone compound in the presence of water; and a substance related to the same.

A compound represented by the general Formula (I) below, or a salt or solvate thereof, which is useful as an ALK inhibitor, and is useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a disease accompanied by abnormality in ALK, for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, depression or cognitive function disorder:

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A compound represented by the general Formula (I) below, or a salt or solvate thereof, which is useful as an ALK inhibitor, and is useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a disease accompanied by abnormality in ALK, for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, depression or cognitive function disorder:

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