title: First total synthesis of mytiloxanthin.
abstract: The first total synthesis of mytiloxanthin 2 was accomplished via the cyclopentyl ketone 7 prepared by stereoselective rearrangement of the epoxide 4a.
authors.affiliation: Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tode
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D007659:Ketones; D008387:Marine Toxins; C421568:mytiloxanthin