Abstract
A convenient and practical approach to coumestans has been successfully developed by using a one-pot tandem demethylation/annulation/oxidation reaction sequence that employs easily accessible 2,3-bis(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxopropanals as the starting material. This synthetic protocol provided a variety of coumestan derivatives in good to excellent yields under mild conditions. The exploration of biologically active coumestan compounds is a potential application of this synthetic method.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3380-3385 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2016 |
Keywords
- Annulation
- Domino reactions
- Oxidation
- Oxygen heterocycles
- Tautomerism