title: Total synthesis of (+/-)-O-methyl PD 116740.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Condensation of the phthalide sulfide with an ortho-quinone monoketal was employed as a key step in the first total synthesis of a derivative of (+/-)-PD 116740.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York 12222, USA. FH473@mail.albany.edu
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: Warren A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Dorsch
authors.forename: Dipakranjan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mal
mesh_terms: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000737:chemistry; D006900:Hydroxylation; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D001572:Benzofurans; C103669:PD 116740; D011809:Quinones; D013440:Sulfides; C082022:phthalide