
%0 Journal Article
%A Birch, AJ 
%A Donovan, FW 
%T Studies in relation to Biosynthesis. III. The structure of Eleutherinol
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1953/12/01
%V 6
%N 4
%P 373-378
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9530373
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9530373 
%X 1-Hydroxy-3-methyl-6,8-dimethoxynaphthalene (VII) has been synthesized and shown to be identical with a phenol obtained from the degradation of eleutherinol dimethyl ether. This synthesis establishes the formula VI for eleutherinol, in agreement with prediction on biogenetic grounds. 
