Revision of the structure of cuculoquinone to 3,3′-bis(6-ethyl-2,5,7, 8-tetrahydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) and confirmation of the proposed structure by synthesis

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 28, 2011, Pages 3651-3653

  Pokhilo, Nataly D ^a   Dragan, Sergey V ^a   Anufriev, Victor Ph ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

3,3 Bis(6 ethyl 2,5,7,8 tetrahydroxy 1,4 naphthoquinone); 3,3 Bis(6 ethyl 2,7 dihydroxynaphthazarin); 3,3 Bis(7 ethyl 2,5,6,8 tetrahydroxy 1,4 naphthoquinone); 3,3 Bis(7 ethyl 2,6 dihydroxynaphthazarin); Cetraria cucullata; Cuculoquinone

Indexed keywords

1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; 3,3' BIS(6 ETHYL 2,5,7,8 TETRAHYDROXY 1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE); CUCULOQUINONE; NAPHTHAZARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CETRARIA CUCULLATA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LICHENS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CETRARIA CUCULLATA;

EID: 79958248290     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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