R. Mohankumar, K. Ilango, V. P. Santhanakrishnan
Sep 28, 2010
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Journal of Asian Natural Products Research
Abstract
The use of ethylenediamine in methanol is described for the selective cleavage of the acetate group in nimbin (1) to 6-deacetyl nimbin (1a) under microwave irradiation. This method enables to deacetylate without affecting other functional groups such as α,β-unsaturated ketone, ester, ether, etc. in certain tetranortriterpenoids and other acetate-containing natural compounds.