Highly regioselective one-pot synthesis of 7-hydroxy-6-methylphthalide from 3-hydroxy-4-methylbenzylalcohol

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2869-2874

  Duan, Meili ^a   Toney, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxy 4 methylbenzylalcohol; 7 hydroxy 6 methylphthalide; One pot synthesis; Regioselective

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY 4 METHYLBENZYLALCOHOL; 7 HYDROXY 6 METHYLPHTHALIDE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYL GROUP; TIN CHLORIDE; TRIETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 29144533338     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910500297214     Document Type: Article

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