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Synthesis of cytotoxic furonaphthoquinones: regiospecific synthesis of diodantunezone and 2-ethylfuronaphthoquinones

PJ Perry, VH Pavlidis, JA Hadfield

Index: Perry, Philip J.; Pavlidis, Vasilios H.; Hadfield, John A. Tetrahedron, 1997 , vol. 53, # 9 p. 3195 - 3204

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Abstract

Diodantunezone was first isolated from Lantana achyrantifolia (Verbenaceae) and originally assigned as 8-hydroxy-4, 9-dihydronaphtho [2, 3-b] furan-4, 9-dione 1a but its structure was later revised to 5-hydroxy-4, 9-dihydronaphtho [2, 3-b] furan-4, 9-dione 2a. The ...