Khalid A. El Sayed, A. Foudah, Alejandro M. S. Mayer
Aug 21, 2013
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MedChemComm
Abstract
Reaction of 5- or 7-methoxy-2-tetralone with an α-bromoester using lithium diisopropylamide as the base gave tricyclic naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-ones in one step. Catalytic reduction, epimerization with triethylamine and microbial transformations yielded several related analogues. Some naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-ones showed anti-inflammatory and breast cancer migration inhibitory activities.