Synthesis of icariin from kaempferol through regioselective methylation and para-Claisen–Cope rearrangement

Qinggang Mei, Chun Wang, Zhigang Zhao, Weicheng Yuan and Guolin Zhang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1220–1225. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.11.135

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Synthesis of icariin from kaempferol through regioselective methylation and para-Claisen–Cope rearrangement
Qinggang Mei, Chun Wang, Zhigang Zhao, Weicheng Yuan and Guolin Zhang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1220–1225. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.11.135

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Mei, Q.; Wang, C.; Zhao, Z.; Yuan, W.; Zhang, G. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1220–1225. doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.135

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