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All articles of this category 1-(2,6-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-alkanones, natural products identified from insects and from medicinal plants, are readily prepared from 1,3-cyclohexanedione and appropriate carboxylic acids. The final step involves aromatization using mercuric acetate.
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