Ruthenium Chloride-Induced Oxidative Cyclization of Trans-Resveratrol to (±)-ε-Viniferin and Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity Against Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Main Authors: Mukesh Kumar Yadav (Author), Karabasappa Mailar (Author), Jagadeesh Nagarajappa Masagalli (Author), Sung-Won Chae (Author), Jae-Jun Song (Author), Won Jun Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Polyphenol ε-viniferin (2) is a protective phytochemical found in several plant families. Here, we report a simple and effective method for the synthesis of (±)-ε-viniferin (2) as major product and (±)-(E)-ω-viniferin (3) as a minor product. Synthesized viniferin compounds and standard viniferin wer...