title: Total synthesis of (+/-)-4'-demethylmacrophyllol, a naturally occurring compound.
abstract: The naturally occurring compound 4'-Demethylmacrophyllol (1), 8-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isochroman-1-one, was synthesized starting from 4-benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (3) and a phosphonium salt (2) in four steps with an overall yield of 44%. This is the first report on the total synthesis of 4'-demethylmacrophyllol (1). The structures of compounds were determined by NMR and MS and elemental analysis techniques.
authors.affiliation: TUBITAK-MRC Materials Institute, Kocaeli, Turkey. Mehmet.Gunes@mam.gov.tr
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güneş
authors.forename: Ahmet C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gören
mesh_terms: D005419:Flavonoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; C479286:macrophyllol