Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed)

Lactones. Part II. The structure of mellein

J Blair, GT Newbold

Index: Blair; Newbold Journal of the Chemical Society, 1955 , p. 2871,2873

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Citation Number: 26

Abstract

9, 1059; Yabuta and Sumiki, Eocc. cit.) indicate that mellein must have either structure (VI; R= H) or (VIII; R= H, R'= Et). Tamura (ibid., 1939, 15, 685) has claimed a synthesis of the latter compound, 3-ethyl-7-hydroxyphthalide, which was identical with isoochracin [formed