Structure, synthesis, and stereochemistry of (+)-orthosporin, a phytotoxic metabolite of Rhynchosporium orthosporum.
Structure of (+)-orthosporin, a phytotoxic metabolite isolated from Rhynchosporium orthosporum has been elucidated from spectroscopic data and chemical reaction, and the stereochemistry of (+)-orthosporin and (+)-diaporthin has been confirmed by the synthesis.