Xianhe Fang, Xiangdong Hu
Mar 1, 2014
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Journal of Chemical Research
Abstract
The synthesis of mansonone E was completed in six steps and 34% overall yield from commercially available starting material 3-bromo-4-methyl acetophenone. The thermal ring expansion of a cyclobutenedione derivative followed by an intramolecular 1,3-alkoxy exchange provided a facile route to the 1,2-naphthoquinone tricyclic structure of mansonone E.