Oxidation of the bisdihydrofuran moieties of aflatoxin B1 and sterigmatocystin; conformation of tetrahydrofurobenzofurans

Abstract
Attempts to prepare and isolate the products of epoxidation of the vinyl ether moieties of the two metabolites aflatoxin B1(1) and sterigmatocystin (2) gave only trans-glycol derivatives. The rates of consumption of peroxy-acid in the presence of compounds (1) and (2) were measured. Aflatoxin B1 dichloride and dibromide were prepared and their susceptibilities to nucleophilic attack were examined. The conformations of various di-substituted tetrahydrofurobenzofuran derivatives obtained were studied by 1H n.m.r. spectroscopy.

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