Ferulic Acid → Calebin A
Reaction equation
[C:1]([CH2:14]I)(=[O:13])/[CH:2]=[CH:3]/[C:4]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:9]([OH:10])=[C:6]([O:7][CH3:8])[CH:5]=1.[Na].[K].[C:18]([OH:31])(=[O:30])/[CH:19]=[CH:20]/[C:21]1[CH:29]=[CH:28][C:26]([OH:27])=[C:23]([O:24][CH3:25])[CH:22]=1>>[CH3:8][O:7][C:6]1[CH:5]=[C:4](/[CH:3]=[CH:2]/[C:1]([CH2:14][O:31][C:18](/[CH:19]=[CH:20]/[C:21]2[CH:29]=[CH:28][C:26]([OH:27])=[C:23]([O:24][CH3:25])[CH:22]=2)=[O:30])=[O:13])[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:9]=1[OH:10]Participants
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Procedure
Calebin-A (10a) was prepared by reacting feruloyliodomethane with sodium or potassium salt of ferulic acid with reaction steps and conditions maintained as mentioned in the general synthetic scheme discussed herein above in Para 0010. The yield of the product was 60%.