AN UNEXPECTED OXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION REACTION OF FRENOLICIN-B

Authors
VANARNUM SD STEPSUS N CARPENTER BK
Citation
Sd. Vanarnum et al., AN UNEXPECTED OXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION REACTION OF FRENOLICIN-B, Tetrahedron letters, 38(3), 1997, pp. 305-308
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
305 - 308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1997)38:3<305:AUODRO>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
In the presence of free radicals, frenolicin-B (I) undergoes an unexpe cted oxidative decarboxylation reaction to afford 2 in an overall yiel d of 51%. Theoretical calculations support the proposed mechanism. Cop yright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd