
%0 Journal Article
%A Moore, BP 
%T The chemistry of the nasutins
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1964/08/01
%V 17
%N 8
%P 901-907
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9640901
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9640901 
%X The termite metabolites nasutins A, B, and C are shown to be related to ellagic acid. Nasutin A, which has been synthesized, is the dilactone (I) of 2,2'-dicarboxy-4,6,4',6'-tetrahydroxydiphenyl and is thus identical with a pigment isolated by Lederer from the castoreum of the Canadian beaver. Nasutins B and C are identical with 3,4,3'-tri-O-methylellagic and 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acids, respectively. 
