
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pardanani, NH 
A1  - Trivedi, KN 
T1  - Studies in the synthesis of furocoumarins. XIV. Synthesis of psoralene from 2-bromoresorcinol
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1972
VL  - 25
IS  - 7
SP  - 1537
EP  - 1542
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9721537 
N2  - A synthesis of psoralene and alkylpsoralenes from 2-bromoresorcinol is described. Treatment of 2-iodomethyl-8-oxo-2,3-dihydro-8H-furo[2,3.h][l]benzopyran with sodium and ethanol is shown to yield 2-methyl-8-oxo-8H-furo[2,3-h][1]- benzopyran rather than the corresponding dihydrofuran. 
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