HCID 22915344, compound → HCID 22915337, compound

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As shown in FIG. 24, the synthesis pathway for the compounds of the present invention involves starting with the following compound, Compound 1: ##STR5## This starting compound in the synthesis of Compound 2 is 4,5'-dimethyl-8-methoxypsoralen. The synthesis of this precursor compound has been described previously in the literature. See Bender, et al., J. Org. Chem. 44:2176 (1979). Alternatively, the starting compound may be synthesized by the following method: 8-acetyl-7-(2-chloroallyl)oxy-4-methylcoumarin, described in Bender, et al, J. Org. Chem. 48:2709 (1983), is initially oxidized to a phenolic compound, 7-(2-chloro-2-propenyl)oxy-8-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin, and then methylated, providing 7-(2-chloro-2-propenyl)oxy-8-methoxy-4-methylcoumarin. Claisen rearrangement provides 6-(2-chloro-2-propenyl)-7-hydroxy-8-methoxy-4-methylcoumarin, which is then converted to 4,5'-dimethyl-8-methoxypsoralen.

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