Total syntheses of phytosiderophores, 3-epi-hydroxymugineic acid, distichonic acid A, and 2'-hydroxynicotianamine

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80749-3

First total syntheses of unique phytosiderophores, 3-epi-hydroxymugineic acid (2), distichonic acid A (3), and 2'-hydroxynicotianamine (5), have been efficiently achieved from the same intermediates used for the synthesis of mugineic acid (1), the typical phytosiderophore.