a Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Akebono Cho, Kochi 780 8520, Japan b Division of Organic Chemistry: Technology, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
Abstract:
The synthesis of thysanone methyl ether is achieved by employing semivioxanthin methyl ether, which in turn is prepared by the tandem Michael addition of an anion of orsellinate to a substituted dihydropyrone.