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cis-Dihydrocatechols as Precursors to Highly Oxygenated Troponoids: A Fully Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 3,4-Dimethoxy-α-tropolone
Banwell, Martin G.,Corbett, Madeline,Mackay, Maureen F.,Richards, Sharon L.
, p. 1329 - 1334 (2007/10/02)
The highly oxygenated α-tropolone antibiotic 3,4-dimethoxy-α-tropolone 3 has been synthesized in a fully regiocontrolled manner from commercially available cis-1,2-dihydrocatechol 5.Demethylation of 3,4-dimethoxy-α-tropolone 3 produced the potent antitumour agent 3,4-dihydroxy-α-tropolone 4.