28463-14-1Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of New Macrocycles. Part 6. Pyridine-retronecate, a New Synthetic Alkaloid
Drewes, Siegfried E.,Pitchford, Andrew T.
, p. 408 - 412 (1981)
Reaction of 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)pyridine with the naturally-occuring C10 necic acid, retronecic acid, results in the formation of a new semi-synthetic cyclic diester alkaloid, pyridine-retronecate.This product is an analogue of a pyrrolizidine alkaloid and retains those characteristics normally held responsible for the toxity of this class of alkaloids.Biological tests carried out on mice injected with retrorsine and with the synthetic analogue suggest that the cytotoxic effects are similar.
Necic Acid Synthons. Part 5. Total Synthesis of (+/-)-Retronecic Acid and Related Compounds via Zinc-Mediated Coupling of Halogeno-esters
Ameer, Farouk,Drewes, Siegfried E.,Hoole, Robyn,Kaye, Perry T.,Pitchford, Andrew T.
, p. 2713 - 2718 (2007/10/02)
Zinc-mediated coupling of suitably substituted halogeno esters affords access to (+/-)-retronecic acid (2) and related intermediates.These approaches lead to racemic retronecic acid on the one hand and to a diastereoisomeric mixture of the acid on the other.