M.K.B. Weerasooriya, E.Bardshiri
(Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2001)
A novel route was designed to synthesize 1,3,6,8-Tetrahydroxynaphthalene (T4HN), an intermediate of fungal melanin biosynthesis, using 3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid as the starting material. The method is efficient and more ...