
%0 Journal Article
%A Gunter, MJ 
%A Mander, LN 
%T Studies on reductive alkylation. A highly efficient synthesis of the phytoalexin orchinol
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1981/03/01
%V 34
%N 3
%P 675-678
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9810675
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9810675 
%X Reductive alkylation of 2,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid (1) with 2-(3',5'-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl iodide (2) followed by cyclodehydration and oxidative decarboxylation afforded orchinol (5) in high overallyield. A simple synthesis of iodide (2) based on the reductive alkylation of 3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid (6) was also developed. 
