Nopporn ThasanaSomsak RuchirawatChulabhorn Research InstituteMahidol UniversityThe Institute of Science and Technology for Research and Development, Mahidol University2018-07-242018-07-242002-01-01Tetrahedron Letters. Vol.43, No.25 (2002), 4515-4517004040392-s2.0-0037124408https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20107A tetracyclic benzocyclopentabenzopyran-4-one was synthesized via a domino reaction involving an initial aroyl transfer as in the Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement. The derived 1,3 diketone underwent the intramolecular acylation followed by cyclization to give the product. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistryPharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsThe application of the Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement to the synthesis of benz[b]indeno[2,1-e]pyran-10,11-dioneArticleSCOPUS10.1016/S0040-4039(02)00818-3