The chemistry of pseudomonic acid. Part 4. αβ-Unsaturated ketones derived from monic acid A and its derivatives
Abstract
Routes to the preparation of αβ-unsaturated ketones (1k–m) have been investigated. n-Butylmanganese(II) chloride was particularly useful for preparing the ketones (1m) from the readily available monic acid A (1b), the nucleus of pseudomonic acid A (1a).