THE 1ST DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF ISOFLAVANS VIA ALPHA-ALKYLATION OF PHENYLACETATES

Authors
VERSTEEG M BEZUIDENHOUDT BCB FERREIRA D
Citation
M. Versteeg et al., THE 1ST DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF ISOFLAVANS VIA ALPHA-ALKYLATION OF PHENYLACETATES, Heterocycles, 36(8), 1993, pp. 1743-1746
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Heterocycles → ACNP
ISSN journal
03855414
Volume
36
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1743 - 1746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0385-5414(1993)36:8<1743:T1DSOI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Deprotonation of phenylacetates and quenching of the enolates with ben zylic electrophiles, afford 2,3-diarylpropanoates which serve as precu rsors to isoflavans following consecutive reduction and cyclization st eps.