A concise synthesis of butylcycloheptylprodigiosin

Org Lett. 2007 May 10;9(10):1879-81. doi: 10.1021/ol070341i. Epub 2007 Apr 18.

Abstract

A short and efficient total synthesis of the tripyrrole alkaloid butylcycloheptylprodigiosin is described. Key to the brevity of the approach is a two-step synthesis of macrocyclic formylpyrrole 4 from cyclononenone 6.

MeSH terms

  • Formates / chemistry
  • Hydrolysis
  • Hydroxylation
  • Ketones / chemical synthesis
  • Ketones / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Prodigiosin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Prodigiosin / chemical synthesis
  • Prodigiosin / chemistry

Substances

  • Formates
  • Ketones
  • butylcycloheptylprodigiosin
  • formic acid
  • Prodigiosin