Australian Journal of Chemistry

Pigments of Fungi. XXXIV. Synthesis of Austrocorticinic Acid,(±)-Austrocorticin and the Methyl Ester of Austrocorticone

AS Cotterill, M Gill

Index: Cotterill, Ann S.; Gill, Melvyn Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1994 , vol. 47, # 7 p. 1363 - 1374

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Abstract

Abstract Austrocorticinic acid (1) is synthesised via the isophthalic acid (8) which is available in 37% yield over three steps from ethyl (3′, 5′-dimethoxyphenyl) acetate (12). Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation of the acid (8) yields the anthrone (6) which, as the