Trichothecenes, 1: The Synthesis of 4-Deoxyverrucarol from Verrucarol and Diacetoxyscirpenol

Abstract
Deoxyverrucarol (4) was synthesized for use in studies for the preparation and development of monoclonal antibodies for trichothecenes. Both verrucarol (1) [from Myrothecium verrucaria] and anguidine (2) were converted to deoxyverrucarol (DOVE) (4) by deoxygenation at C3 and at C3 and C4, respectively. [The extremely high acute toxicity of the trichothecenes has caused investigators to seek methods that would effectively dilute or nullify the toxic effects of these substances.].

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