Abstract:A short, efficient one‐step synthesis of 2‐methyl‐5‐(3‐methyl‐2‐butenyl)‐1,4‐benzoquinone, a natural product from Pyrola media is described. The synthesis is based on a direct late C−H functionalization of the quinone scaffold. The formation of the natural product was confirmed by means of 2D‐NMR spectroscopy. Additional derivatives were synthesized and tested alongside the natural product as potential substrate and substrate‐based inhibitors of mitochondrial complex I (MCI). The structure‐activity relationshi… Show more
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