Synthesis of demethylated nidulol via an intramolecular Michael reaction

Natural Product Research

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1274-1281

  Jiménez, Rogelio ^a   Maldonado, Luís A ^b   Salgado Zamora, Héctor ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

intramolecular aromatisation; nidulol; phthalides

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXY 6 METHYLPHTHALIDE; LACTONE; NIDULOL; PHTHALIDE DERIVATIVE; SYNTHONS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; PHTHALIDE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; DEMETHYLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

BENZOFURANS; LACTONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 77954839351     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410903458265     Document Type: Article

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