Facile synthesis and antibacterial activity of naturally occurring 5-methoxyfuroflavone

MS Alam, DU Lee

Index: Alam, Mohammad Sayed; Lee, Dong-Ung Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2010 , vol. 58, # 12 p. 1643 - 1645

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Abstract

A convenient synthesis of 5-methoxyfuroflavone (6, pongaglabol methyl ether), a constituent of some Pongamia or Millettia genus, was achieved by starting from 2, 4-dihydroxy-6- methoxyacetophenone via a chalcone precursor, followed by treatment with 2, 3-dichloro-5,