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Bidirectional racemic synthesis of the biologically active quinone cardinalin 3
Govender, Sameshnee,Mmutlane, Edwin M.,Van Otterlo, Willem A. L.,De Koning, Charles B.
, p. 2433 - 2440 (2008/02/13)
Readily available 2,2′,6,6′-tetramethoxy-1,1′-biphenyl was transformed in 14 synthetic steps into the natural product cardinalin 3 using a bidirectional approach. One of the key steps was the formation of the cis-1,3-dimethylnaphtho[2,3-c]pyran ring. (±)-
