Abstract
An acid-catalyzed rearrangement of benzyl phenyl ethers to diphenylmethane derivatives, followed by salt formation and Hofmann elimination, is a simple method for the syntheses of isomimosifoliol and dihydromimosifoliol.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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