Dihydrophenanthrene and phenanthrene mimics of natural compounds—Synthesis and antialgal activity

M Dellagreca, A Fiorentino, P Monaco, A Pollio…

Index: Dellagreca; Fiorentino; Monaco; Pollio; Previtera; Zarrelli Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2000 , vol. 26, # 3 p. 587 - 600

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Abstract

Abstract 9, 10-Dihydrophenanthrenes and phenanthrenes, mimics of natural compounds with strong antialgal activity, have been synthesized through cross-coupling of 1-(2-iodo-5- methoxy)-phenylethanol with variously substituted iodobenzenes. The synthetic compounds, bearing a hydroxyl or a methoxyl group at C-2 and a methyl in the C ring, were tested against the green alga Selenastrum capricornutum. All compounds, except 2-methoxy-7- ...