Abstract
Bacterial metabolites of phenanthrene and anthracene include benzochromenones, o‐carboxyvinylnaphthoates, and o‐substituted aryl α‐oxobutenoates, which were synthesized with the Wittig reaction, the Heck reaction, and coupling of aromatic aldehyde with pyruvate.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported in part by US‐EPA Grant No. 989512‐01‐1 and USDA/CSREES/TSTAR Grant No. 0034135‐9576.