@article { ISI:000329579900029,
	title = {Dimethyl homophthalates to naphthopyrans: the total synthesis of arnottin I and the formal synthesis of (-)-arnottin II},
	journal = {RSC Advances},
	volume = {4},
	number = {11},
	year = {2014},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {5531-5535},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>A simple and efficient 3-step synthetic protocol has been reported for dimethyl homophthalates to naphthopyrans. Starting from dimethyl 2,3-dimethoxyhomophthalate, a practical synthesis of arnottin I has been described via a base catalyzed mono-alkylation, the selective hydrolysis of an aliphatic ester moiety, two consecutive intramolecular cyclizations and an oxidative aromatization pathway with a very good overall yield. The involved intramolecular acylation followed by an associated enolative lactonization was the decisive step. The synthesis of dihydroarnottin I also completes the formal synthesis of (-)-arnottin II.</p>},
	issn = {2046-2069},
	doi = {10.1039/c3ra45312j},
	author = {Jangir, Ravi and N. P. Argade}
}
