Direct Isocoumarin Synthesis Through LDA-Promoted Addition of Acetaldehyde on Orsellinate. An Abrupt Synthesis of 6-Hydroxymellein,a Fungal Phytotoxin |
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Authors: | Michel Barbier Michel Devys |
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Institution: | Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif sur Yvette, Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | The LDA-promoted addition of acetaldehyde on orsellinate gives (±) 6 -hydroxymellein, a fungal phytotoxin, with a 51% yield. |
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