摘要 |
The present invention relates to a new synthetic route to 4-oxy-2-cyclohexenone and 6-oxy-2- cyclohexenone compounds useful for treatment of cancers and/or diseases, and the intermediates thereto. Examples of these cyclohexenone compounds include, but not limited to, A. cinnamomea active medicinal substances such as antroquinonol, antroquinonol B, antroquinonol C, and antroquinonol D. The intermediates include the compounds of formulae (I), (II) and (III), and the cyclohexenone compounds have the structures of formulae (IV), (V), (VI) and (VII). |