First Total Syntheses and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Penicimonoterpene, a Marine-Derived Monoterpenoid, and Its Various Derivatives

The first total synthesis of marine-derived penicimonoterpene (±)-1 has been achieved in four steps from 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one using a Reformatsky reaction as the key step to construct the basic carbon skeleton. A total of 24 new derivatives of 1 have also been designed and synthesized. Their stru...

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Main Authors: Jian-Chun Zhao, Xiao-Ming Li, James B. Gloer, Bin-Gui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/6/3352