| Literature DB >> 18321120 |
Colin K Skepper1, Tadeusz F Molinski.
Abstract
Three new omega-halogenated long-chain 2H-azirines were isolated from the sponge Dysidea fragilis. Their structures revealed heterogeneity in both the composition of the terminal 1,1-dihalo-vinyl group and enantiomeric ratios at C2 of the azirine-2-carboxylate ester terminus. Azirine-2-carboxylate esters were shown to racemize spontaneously. A hypothesis is proposed for the biosynthesis of the azirinecarboxylate family of natural products that involves enzyme-catalyzed free radical halogenation followed by elimination of hydrohalic acid.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18321120 DOI: 10.1021/jo702435s
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Org Chem ISSN: 0022-3263 Impact factor: 4.354