Synthesis of new β-hydroxychalcones: Pongapinone A and ponganone II

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 4443-4446

  Nakahira, Hiroyuki ^a   Sunagawa, Makoto ^a  

^a DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030952686     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00927-1     Document Type: Article

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