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Synthesis of Naturally Occuring Pratensein and 6,8-Di-C-prenylpratensein
Jain, A. C.,Bambah, P. K.
, p. 488 - 490 (2007/10/02)
Pratensein (4a) has now been synthesized in two ways.The first route involves condensation of phloroacetophenone dibenzyl ether (1) with O-benzylisovanillin (2) and oxidative cyclization of the resulting chalcone (3) with Tl(NO3)3-MeOH followed by boiling with HCl.In the second route 2,4,6,3'-tetrahydroxy-4'-methoxydesoxybenzoin (5) is treated with DMF, CH3SO2Cl and BF3-Et2O.When pratensein is reacted with 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-butene in the presence of BF3-Et2O and dioxan, it gives the naturally occuring 6,8-di-C-prenylpratensein (6a).