Rapid Access to Chroman??3??ones through Gold??Catalyzed Oxidation of Propargyl Aryl Ethers

Y Wang, K Ji, S Lan, L Zhang

Index: Wang, Yanzhao; Ji, Kegong; Lan, Sylvester; Zhang, Liming Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2012 , vol. 51, # 8 p. 1915 - 1918

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Abstract

Chroman-3-one is an important structural motif and its derivatives have served as key intermediates in the total synthesis of natural products such as miroestrol,[1](+)-myristinin A,[2] and afzelechin,[3] as well as in accessing a range of bioactive chromans for managing various diseases including hypertension,[4] HIV,[3] sexual dysfunction,[5] and melanoma.[6] In their 1991 review,[7] Danan and Kirkiacharian concluded that there was a lack of ...