On Regioselectivity of Aldol Condensation of Aromatic Aldehydes with Borate Complex of Acetylacetone

VV Martichonok, PK Chiang, PJ Dornbush…

Index: Martichonok, Val V.; Chiang, Peter K.; Dornbush, Padraick J.; Land, Kirkwood M. Synthetic Communications, 2014 , vol. 44, # 9 p. 1245 - 1250

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Curcumin (1E,6E)-1,7-di-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione) is the principal curcuminoid found in turmeric. [ 1 1. Sharma , RA ; Gescher , AJ ; Steward , WP Curcumin: The story so far . Eur. J. Cancer 2005 , 41 , 1955 – 1968 . [CrossRef], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] View all references ] Curcumin and its analogs exhibit antitumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious, and many other activities with low toxicity. Curcumin is a symmetric ...