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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2111-2122 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1 |
Issue number | 14 |
Publication status | Published - 21 Jul 1997 |