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Phosphonothrixin (1) is a novel herbicidal agent produced by Saccharothrix sp. ST-888, with a unique structure possessing a C-P bond and an isoprene unit. The total synthesis of this antibiotic was accomplished from methyl (bromomethyl)acrylate in six steps. Phosphonothrixin (1) is a novel herbicidal antibiotic produced by Saccharothrix sp. ST-888. In the preceding papers,1>2) we described the taxonomy, fermentation,

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The direct conversion of primary alcohols into methyl esters and amides using manganese dioxide and sodium cyanide with methanol or the appropriate amine is reported. These transformations, which proceed via an in situ four step, double oxidation sequence, have been applied to a range of benzylic, heterocyclic, allylic and propargylic alcohols.