Tetrahedron

3-Hydroxy-2-alkyl carboxylic acids related to mycolic acid

WJ Gensler, I Alam, RS Prasad, AI Radhakrishna…

Index: Gensler,W.J. et al. Tetrahedron, 1979 , vol. 35, p. 2595 - 2600

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Abstract

Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... A series of long-chain 3-hydroxy-2-alkyl acids structurally analogous to mycolic acids are reported. The synthesis applied, making use of 3-keto esters as intermediates, permits the insertion of 2-alkyl groups having no structural relationship to the main acid chain.