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The synthesis of 2,3-dinorprostacyclin metabolites - A new approach to spirolactone hemiacetals
Bundy,Lin,Sih
, p. 4419 - 4429 (2014/12/11)
The major human urinary metabolites of prostacyclin and 6-keto-PGF1α have been synthesized by a direct route, involving three-carbon homologation of bicyclic lactone intermediates and spontaneous spirolactonization of the products. The fact that these 2,3-dinor-6-oxo metabolites exist almost exclusively as spirolactone hemiacetals under acidic conditions (pH 5 and below) may explain the reported difficulties in derivatizing samples of biological origin. Several 19,19.20,20-d4 metabolites have also been synthesized.
