Revisiting curcumin chemistry part I: A new strategy for the synthesis of curcuminoids

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-270

  Venkata Rao, E ^a   Sudheer, P ^a  

^a NATCO   (India)

Author keywords

Diketones; cleavage; Curcuminoids; difluroboronites; pongamol; structure; synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLACETONE; BORON TRIFLUORIDE; CURCUMIN; CURCUMIN DERIVATIVE; DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 84858142988     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.93508     Document Type: Article

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