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Improved synthesis of Watasenia preluciferin
Kakoi, Hisac,Inoue, Shoji
, p. 1669 - 1672 (2007/10/03)
On heating a mixture of 2-amino-3-benzyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine (2) and a large excess of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid (4) at 130-140 °C in dioxane, without any reductive treatment, Watasenia preluciferin (1) was obtained directly in one batch process in 63% yield.
A NEW SYNTHESIS OF WATASENIA PRELUCIFERIN BY CYCLIZATION OF 2-AMINO-3-BENZYL-5-(p-HYDROXYPHENYL)PYRAZINE WITH p-HYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVIC ACID
Inoue, Shoji,Okada, Kunisuke,Tanino, Hideo,Kakoi, Hisae
, p. 299 - 300 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of 2-amino-3-benzyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine with p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid gave directly Watasenia preluciferin in a satisfactory yield without any reductive treatment.
