Haem d1: Development of a new coupling procedure leading to the synthesis of isobacteriochlorins

Richard L. Mackman, Jason Micklefield, Michael H. Block, Finian J. Leeper, Alan R. Battersby

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    Abstract

    A new approach has been developed for construction of the western and eastern lactams, e.g. 2 and 3, needed for synthesis of isobacteriochlorins. It involves acylation of pyrroles with lactonic acids to form ketones. These are then efficiently converted into the desired lactams by a short sequence of reactions. All the steps are high yielding and simple to carry out.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2111-2122
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1
    Issue number14
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 1997

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