title: Novel strategy for the synthesis of the butenolide moiety of peridinin.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olpp
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brückner
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C016040:peridinin; D002338:Carotenoids; C004511:butenolide; D015107:4-Butyrolactone