2,3,4-TRIMETHOXY-6-HYDROXYACETOPHENONE

Uses

6-Hydroxy-2,3,4-trimethoxyacetophenone is an intermediate in synthesizing Eupatorin 5-Methyl Ether (E938850), Sinensetin, eupatorin, 3''-hydroxy-5,6,7,4''-tetramethoxyflavone and rosmarinic acid contents and antioxidative effect of Orthosiphon stamineus from Malaysia.

Preparation

Preparation by Fries rearrangement of antiarol acetate (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl acetate) with aluminium chloride in nitrobenzene at r.t. (54%).