Synlett 2003(2): 0219-0220
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-36805
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First Synthesis of (±)-Pyricuol, a Plant Pathogen Isolated from Rice Blast Disease Fungus Magnaporthe grisea

Hiromasa Kiyota*, Rumi Ueda, Takayuki Oritani, Shigefumi Kuwahara
Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku. Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Publication History

Received 8 November 2002
Publication Date:
22 January 2003 (online)

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Abstract

Pyricuol, a novel plant pathogen isolated from rice blast disease fungus Magnaporthe grisea, was synthesized as a racemate from 2,3-dimethylphenol using the [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement as the key step.