Synthesis of 2,6-dimethoxy-9-phenyl-1H-phenalen-1-one and structural revision of the benzoindenone from Eichhornia crassipes

Xiaowan Li; Tongxu Si; Chuen Fai KU; Hongjie Zhang; Mingzhong Wang; Albert S C Chan

doi:10.1515/znb-2018-0181

Synthesis of 2,6-dimethoxy-9-phenyl-1H-phenalen-1-one and structural revision of the benzoindenone from Eichhornia crassipes

Xiaowan Li, Tongxu Si, Chuen Fai KU, Hongjie Zhang, Mingzhong Wang^*, Albert S C Chan

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The total synthesis of the natural phytoalexin 2,6-dimethoxy-9-phenyl-1H-phenalen-1-one (3) isolated from Eichhornia crassipes was accomplished in seven steps. The synthetic strategy included a Friedel-Crafts acylation and a Jacobsen-Katsuki epoxidation as the key reactions to obtain the target compound. Based on a comparison of the NMR data and a crystal structure of 3, the previously proposed structure of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-phenyl-benzoindenone (2) isolated from the same plant has been revised.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-189
Number of pages	7
Journal	Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences
Volume	74
Issue number	2
Early online date	6 Jan 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/znb-2018-0181
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2019

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