Myers, AndrewSubramanian, VijayaHammond, Marlys2009-06-221995Myers, Andrew G., Vijaya Subramanian and Marlys Hammond. 1995. A concise synthesis of the naphthoic acid component of neocarzinostatin chromophore featuring a new photocyclization reaction. Tetrahedron Letters 37(5): 587-590.0040-4039http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:3119446A 6-step synthesis of the naphthoic acid component of the natural antitumor agent neocarzinostatin chromophore is described. The synthetic route employs a 4-bromo-3-methylanisole as the starting material, proceeds in 31-37% yield for the 6 steps, and features as the key step a photocyclization reaction that is an interesting variant of known photocyclization reactions of stilbenes and phenylbutadienes.en-USchromophorenaphthoic acidneocarzinostatinphotocyclizationJournal Article10.1016/0040-4039(95)02268-6