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Facile Preparation of (2Z,4E)-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
4-(7-Acet-oxy-6-meth-oxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)phenyl acetate
Hao Jiang1, Peng Xia, Qian Zhang
1Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The title compound, C(21)H(18)O(7), is an important inter-mediate in the synthesis of 3-(4-hydroxy-phen-yl)-4-methyl-6-meth-oxy-7-hydroxy-coumarin, which is a nonsteroidal analogue of 2-methoxy-estradiol (2-ME). The substituent benzene ring is not in the same plane as the coumarin ring system, with a dihedral angle of 66.88 (10)°. There are some weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions. One carbonyl O atom is disordered over two sites, with occupancies of 0.6 and 0.4.
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