(1) Department of Chemistry, University of Neuchatel, Avenue Bellevaux 51, 2007 Neuchatel, Switzerland
Abstract:
Abstract The macrocyclisation of hydroxyethylfuranyl acetic acid and of dehydrogenated model compounds of nonactic acid was investigated
to develop a facile synthesis of nonactin analogues. By applying the Yamagushi macrocyclisation to our ω-hydroxyacids, we were able to isolate a mixture of di-, tri-, tetra- and pentameric macrocycles.
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