Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (6): 917.

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A Convenient Synthesis of 4-O-Ethylepipicropodophyllin

QIN Bing-Chang, CHEN Ning, YANG Min, WU An-Xin, PAN Xin-Fu   

  1. Department of Chemistry, National Laboratory of Applied organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000
  • Received:1996-07-02 Online:1997-06-24 Published:1997-06-24

Abstract: This paper reports the improved synthesis of 4-O-ethylepipicropodophyllin 5 in two steps starting from Podophyllotoxin 1. The method is more efficient and convenient than the synthetic route from references.

Key words: Podophyllotoxin, 4-O-Ethylepipicropodophyllin, Synthesis

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