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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Isolation and Synthesis of the Lichen Depside 4-O-Demethylmicrophyllinic Acid

JA Elix and VK Jayanthi

Australian Journal of Chemistry 40(11) 1851 - 1859
Published: 1987

Abstract

The depside 4-O-demethylmicrophyllinic acid (1) {4-[2,4-dihydroxy-6-(2-oxoheptyl) benzoyloxy ]-2-hydroxy-6-(2-oxohepty1)benzoic acid} has been isolated from a lichen for the first time. The structure of this compound and microphyllinic acid (2) were verified by unambiguous synthesis.

https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9871851

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