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. 2017 Jul 31;7:6929. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07319-0

Figure 2.

Figure 2

The chemical synthesis of 3-keto-DON and the retrieved proton (1H) NMR spectra of the synthesized compound. (Top): Chemical synthesis of 3-keto-DON (D) encompasses protecting the 7,15-dihydroxyl groups of DON (A) by using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (i) before oxidizing the secondary hydroxyl (ii) in a later phase. The protecting-groups were removed later through a hydrolysis initiated with TFA (iii) to finally obtain the desired 3-keto-DON intermediate (D). (Bottom): The obtained chemical shifts of 1H-NMR signals of the chemically synthesized 3-keto-DON are identical with previously published data for the same compound10, 15. A detailed discussion of the spectra is found within the results section. An overall yield close to 36% was achieved combined with purity levels close to 95%.