Synthesis of ruscodibenzofuran (8-acetyl-7-hydroxy-1, 4-dimethyldibenzofuran)

RT Scannell, R Stevenson

Index: Scannell, Ralph T.; Stevenson, Robert Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1980 , # 22 p. 1103 - 1104

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By RALPH T. SCANNELL and ROBERT STEVENSON* (Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254) ... Summary A short synthesis of ruscodibenzofuran (l), a dibenzofuran extractive of Ruscus aculeatus, is described, the two significant steps of which exemplify a general route for the conversion of phenols into dibenzofurans. ... EXTRACTS of Ruscus aculeatus (Liliaceae) have been used for their diuretic and anti-inflammatory ...