Synthesis of the trichothecene mycotoxin, T-2 tetraol
Abstract
The synthesis, as its tetra-acetate (neosolaniol diacetate)(21), of T-2 tetraol (1), the parent member of a group of trichothecene mycotoxins including the highly toxic T-2 toxin (2) and HT-2 toxin (3), is described.