Gmelanone is a lignan found in the heartwood of Gmelina arborea.[1] Arboreol can be transformed by acid catalysis into gmelanone.[2]

References

  1. ^ Anjaneyulu, A.S.R.; Rao, A.Madhusudhana; Rao, V.Kameswara; Row, L.Ramachandra; Pelter, Andrew; Ward, Robert S. (1977). "Novel hydroxy lignans from the heartwood of gmelina arborea". Tetrahedron. 33: 133–143. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(77)80444-4.
  2. ^ Ramachandra Row, L.; Ventkateswarlu, Reveru; Pelter, Andrew; Ward, Robert S. (1980). "Acid catalysed rearrangements of arboreol: A biomimetic synthesis of gmelanone". Tetrahedron Letters. 21 (30): 2919. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)78645-X.