[GRAPHIC]Hectochlorin (1) is a marine natural product with significant fungicidal activity. A synthesis effort was initiated to develop a flexible route to hectochlorin which would allow access to analogues with potentially improved activity and/or attributes relative to the natural product. A successful total synthesis of hectochlorin is described.
[GRAPHIC]Hectochlorin (1) is a marine natural product with significant fungicidal activity. A synthesis effort was initiated to develop a flexible route to hectochlorin which would allow access to analogues with potentially improved activity and/or attributes relative to the natural product. A successful total synthesis of hectochlorin is described.