• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.1205-1210
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• 2008

A new and efficient synthetic approach is reported for biologically interesting prenylated chalcones, 4'-Omethylxanthohumol (3), xanthohumol E (4), and sericone (5) from 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone. The strategies involve the introduction of a prenyl group onto an aryl ring, benzopyran formation, and basecatalyzed aldol reactions.