%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis of Precursors for the Oxidative Tandem Cyclization of Diphenols to Galanthamine Analogs %A Matthias Treu %A Ulrich Jordis %J Molecules %D 2002 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/70100018 %X Methods for the preparation of 4-bromo-5-[2-(4-hydroxybenzyl)benzyl]-2-methoxyphenol and 4-bromo-5-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butyl]-2-methoxyphenol are described. %K Tandem cyclization %K isopropyl-ether protecting group %K O-dealkylation %K deoxygenation of benzyl alcohols %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/7/1/18