title: Biomimetic studies on polyenes.
abstract: The crispatenes and SNF4435 C&D are complex polypropionate derived natural products. The core structures of these compounds along with a complex unnatural structure can be easily prepared from a common polyene precursor simply by variation of the reaction conditions. The reaction pathways provide insight into the biosynthesis of these complex natural products.
authors.affiliation: The Dyson Perrins Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK OX1 3QY.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: Jack E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brückner
authors.forename: Serena J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Eade
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Adlington
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D011090:Polyenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D011090:Polyenes