Organic Letters · 2000 · 40 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesBiochemistryChemistryNatural Product BiosynthesisOrganic ChemistrySynthetic Medicinal ChemistryMarine Bioactive CompoundsMarine Natural Product BiosynthesisMarine Natural ProductsRetrosynthetic AnalysisBioactive Compounds From Marine SpongesBioactive Marine MetabolitesBiosynthetic Pathways Of Marine Natural ProductsMarine Microbial Natural ProductsMarine Secondary MetabolitesMarine Sponge MetabolitesMarine Sponge Natural Product BiosynthesisSponges-derived Metabolites
[structure: see text] A short synthesis of the marine sponge metabolites slagenins A (1), B (2), and C (3) is described. The synthetic route features the preparation of beta-hydroxyimidazolone 4 from ornithine and its subsequent oxidative cyclization to the slagenin core.
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