Pigments of fungi. Part 38. Synthesis of austrocorticinic acid and (S)-(–)-austrocorticin; absolute stereochemistry of natural austrocorticin
Abstract
The absolute configuration of the fungal anthraquinone (+)-austrocorticin 1 is established as (R) by synthesis of its antipode 5 from (S)-(–)-but-3-yn-2-ol via a Diels–Alder reaction involving the highly functionalised, chiral butadiene 6. Similarly, austrocorticinic acid is made available from but-1-yne.