Divergolide congeners illuminate alternative reaction channels for ansamycin diversification

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
2014.0

Abstract

<p>Isolation and structure elucidation of six new divergolides reveal unusual ansamycin diversification reactions including formation of the unusual isobutenyl side chain from a branched polyketide synthase extender unit, azepinone ring closure, macrolide ring contraction and formation of a seco variant by a neighboring group-assisted decarboxylation.</p>

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