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Prenylation of methoxyhydroquinone in aqueous acid solution and an alternative synthesis of precocene II
Uchiyama, M.,Overeem, J. C.
, p. 408 - 410 (2007/10/02)
The acid-catalyzed condensation of methoxyhydroquinone with 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol leads to 2-methoxy-5-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)hydroquinone (4) and 2-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-5-methoxyhydroquinone (7).Compound 4 can easily be converted into precocene II (1, R=Me).
