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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Crystal Structure of 1-Methyl-5,8-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-c]furan-4,9-dione

Brian W. Skelton A and Matthew J. Piggott A B
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A School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: piggott@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 58(8) 600-602 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH05142
Submitted: 13 June 2005  Accepted: 11 July 2005   Published: 31 August 2005

Abstract

The X-ray crystal and modelled structures of the natural product 1-methyl-5,8-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-c]furan-4,9-dione are presented. These data, in conjunction with modelling of the natural product ventilone G, confirm the preference for the 5,8-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-c]furan-4,9-dione tautomers over those containing an isobenzofuran moiety and necessitate revision of the published structures of ventilone F and G.


Acknowledgments

The authors thank Professor Mark Spackman for advice regarding computer modelling.


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