Bioinspired syntheses of dimeric hydroxycinnamic acids (Lignans) and hybrids, using phenol oxidative coupling as key reaction, and medicinal significance thereof

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 19769-19835

  Magoulas, George E ^a   Papaioannou, Dionissios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

4 hydroxycinnamic acids; Biomimetic synthesis; Dihydrobenzofurans; Dihydronaphthalenes; Dilactones; Hybrids; Lignans; Phenol oxidative coupling; Regioselective coupling; Stereoselective coupling

Indexed keywords

4-COUMARIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; COUMARIC ACID; LIGNAN; PHENOL;

CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; SYNTHESIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COUMARIC ACIDS; DIMERIZATION; LIGNANS; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; PHENOL;

EID: 84919754172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules191219769     Document Type: Review

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