Synthesis of Substituted Indenes from Isovanillin via Claisen Rearrangement and Ring??Closing Metathesis

KS Huang, EC Wang

Index: Huang, Keng-Shiang; Wang, Eng-Chi Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 51, # 2 p. 383 - 391

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Abstract

Indenes, playing an important role as structural units or starting material for the construction of some important or- ganic compounds, have been well recognized.1 For example, sulindac is an anti-inflammatory drug which has an indene moiety in the structure.2 Recently indenes have been the sub- ject of extensive studies due to their biological activities, which include antibacterial activity,3a antiviral activity,3b antifungal activity,3c apoptosis activity,3d and cytotoxicity to ...