Abstract
Starting from L‐aminoacids, facile methods for the preparation 2‐aminocta‐4,7‐dien‐ol with different stereochemistry have been developed as key intermediates of mycothiazole and analogs.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by grants from SAREC (Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries), PEDECIBA (Programa de Desarrollo de Ciencias Básicas, Project URU/84/002), and NIH/FIRCA (Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award).