... A CONVENIENT APPROACH TO THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (+) 4-DEMETHOXYDAU NOMYCINONE AV Rama Rao~, Bhanu Chanda and HB Borate National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008 (Received in UK 24 August 1982) Abstract - A convenient and most practical approach to the synthesis of (+) 4-demethoxydaunomycinone starting from 2-methylhydroquinone is described. ... Methylation of AV RAMA RAo et al. ...