Enantioselective total synthesis of the antifungal dilactone, UK-2A: The determination of the relative and absolute configurations

M Shimano, T Shibata, N Kamei

Index: Shimano, Masanao; Shibata, Tetsuo; Kamei, Noriyuki Tetrahedron Letters, 1998 , vol. 39, # 24 p. 4363 - 4366

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The synthesis of the antifungal dilactone, UK-2A, is described. In addition to providing a workable synthetic route to this potent antifungal antibiotic, this has allowed us to determine the assignment of the relative and absolute configurations in the nine-membered ring.