Lewis and Brönsted acid catalyzed Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation of mucohalic acids: a facile synthesis of functionalized γ-aryl γ-butenolides

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2611-2615

  Zhang, Ji ^a   Blazecka, Peter G ^a   Curran, Timothy T ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Friedel Crafts hydroxyalkylation; Green chemistry; Indium(III) salt; Mucobromic acid; Mucochloric acid

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BRONSTED ACID; BUTENOLIDE; EUPOMATILONE; FURAN; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; MUCOHALIC ACID; STYRAXIN; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 33847670569     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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