
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Comber, MF 
A1  - Sargent, MV 
T1  - The Synthesis of Hallachrome Leucotriacetate (2,7,8-Triacetoxy-1-methoxy-3-methylanthracene)
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1985
VL  - 38
IS  - 10
SP  - 1481
EP  - 1489
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9851481 
N2  - The synthesis of 2,7,8-triacetoxy-1-methoxy-3-methylanthracene (30), a derivative of hallachrome (7-hydroxy-8-methoxy-6-methylanthracene-1,2- quinone ) (1), the red pigment of the marine worm Halla parthenopeia ( Delle  Chiaje ), is described. The key step in the synthesis relied on the alkylation of the aryl cuprate derived from the oxazoline (13) with the benzyl bromide (19), thus ultimately providing the benzylbenzoic acid (25) and thence the anthracene (30). 
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