Abstract
The title pseudo-arsonolipid with palmitoyl side chain has been prepared in ∼70% yield from its parent DL-2,3-dihydroxybutane-1,4-bis(arsonic acid) after reduction of the As(V) to As(III) by thiophenol, acylation with palmitoyl chloride in the presence of pyridine and catalytic amounts of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine, and reoxidation of As(III) to As(V) by hydrogen peroxide. In CDCl3/CD3OD esterification of the –AsO3H2 groups was detected by 1H NMR.
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Acknowledgments
We thank Dr G. M. Tsivgoulis for simulating the spectrum of DL-11 to establish the ABX pattern.