Total synthesis of the polyenoyltetramic acid mycotoxin erythroskyrine

The first total synthesis of erythroskyrine, a polyenoyltetramic acid mycotoxin and principal pigment of Pénicillium Islandicum Sopp., is described using a palladium(n) catalysed oxycarbonylation to create the furan-derived bicyclic portion 3 and the phosphonate ester 5 to furnish both the polyenoyl...

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Main Authors: Dixon, D, Ley, S, Gracza, T, Szolcsanyi, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999