Evaluation of methods to generate substituted tetrahydroxanthone ring systems : DMAP promoted cycloisomerizations

This dissertation presents investigations on the synthesis of polyoxygenated tetrahydroxanthone ring systems. Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the family of naturally occurring compounds called xanthones. The classification, isolation, biological properties and the synthetic approaches to this...

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Main Author: Castillo Contreras, Emmanuel Benigno
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52013