title: It all began with an error: the nomofungin/communesin story.
abstract: The communesin/nomofungin/perophoramidine story is an impressive example of how biogenetic considerations can lead to the correction of structural misassignments and inspire synthetic chemists with new, fruitful ideas. Intensive studies by a number of research groups culminated in the total synthesis of perophoramidine by the Funk research group in 2004. In 2007, Qin and co-workers completed the first total synthesis of a communesin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringerstrasse 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siengalewicz
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gaich
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mulzer
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010407:Penicillium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D002227:Carbazoles; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; C522026:communesin A; C483283:communesin B; C522025:communesin F; C504098:minfiensine; C445785:nomofungin; C472225:perophoramidine