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
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Formates / chemistry
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Hydrolysis
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Hydroxylation
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Ketones / chemical synthesis
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Ketones / chemistry
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Molecular Structure
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Prodigiosin / analogs & derivatives*
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Prodigiosin / chemical synthesis
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Prodigiosin / chemistry
Substances
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Formates
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Ketones
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butylcycloheptylprodigiosin
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formic acid
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Prodigiosin