An acid-catalyzed rearrangement of benzyl phenyl ethers to diphenylmethane derivatives, followed by salt formation and Hofmann elimination, is a simple method for the syntheses of isomimosifoliol and dihydromimosifoliol. ... An acid-catalyzed rearrangement of benzyl phenyl ethers to diphenylmethane derivatives, followed by salt formation and Hofmann elimination, is a simple method for the syntheses of isomimosifoliol and dihydromimosifoliol. ... (+)-Mimosifoliol (1) was recently isolated by ...
[Kellogg, Richard M.; Nieuwenhuijzen, Jose W.; Pouwer; Vries, Ton R.; Broxterman, Quirinus B.; Grimbergen, Reinier F.P.; Kaptein, Bernard; La Crois, Rene M.; De Wever, Ellen; Zwaagstra, Karen; Van Der Laan, Alexander C. Synthesis, 2003 , # 10 p. 1626 - 1638]
