The title compound was originally isolated from the fermentation broths of Streptomyces rubellomurinus. The chemical synthesis of this compound was further described. Treatment of O-benzyl hydroxylamine (I) with TsCl in pyridine afforded N-(benzyloxy)-p-toluenesulfonamide (II). A closely related procedure used O-(p-methoxy-benzyl)hydroxylamine. Diethyl (3-bromopropyl)phosphonate (V) was obtained by alkylation of the sodium salt of diethyl phosphonate (III) with 1,3-dibromopropane (IV). Related procedures used dibutyl phosphonate or 1-bromo-3-chloropropane instead of (III) or (IV). The condensation of protected hydroxylamine (II) with bromide (V) in the presence of NaH furnished adduct (VI). Alternatively, intermediate (VI) was prepared by first alkylation of N-(benzyloxy)-p-toluenesulfonamide (II) with 1,3-dibromopropane (IV) to give (VII), and then condensation of bromide (VII) with the sodium salt of diethyl phosphonate (III). Hydrolysis of (VI) with HCl in HOAc gave rise to 3-(N-hydroxyamino)propylphosphonic acid (VIII). This was finally acetylated with Ac2O in NaOH.

Isobutyl N-hydroxycarbamate (IX) was O-alkylated with 4-methoxybenzyl bromide (X) using NaOEt to give (XI). Subsequent N-alkylation with 1,3-dibromopropane (IV) produced bromide (XII), which was condensed with the sodium salt of dibutyl phosphonate (XIII) to furnish adduct (XIV). Acid hydrolysis of (XIV) then gave intermediate (VIII).

The condensation of hydroxylamine with two equivalents of ethyl chloroformate (XV) afforded (XVI). The potassium salt of (XVI) was then alkylated with bromopropyl phosphonate (V) to yield (XVII), which was subsequently hydrolyzed to the intermediate (VIII) using HCl in HOAc.

The condensation of bromopropyl phosphonate (V) with hydroxylamine gave (XVIII). This was then subjected to acid hydrolysis to produce (VIII).

Butyraldehyde oxime (XIX) was alkylated with bromopropyl phosphonate (V) to give the imine N-oxide (XX), which was then hydrolyzed under acidic conditions. A closely related procedure used octanaldehyde oxime instead of (XIX).

The title compound was originally isolated from the fermentation broths of Streptomyces rubellomurinus. The chemical synthesis of this compound was further described. Treatment of O-benzyl hydroxylamine (I) with TsCl in pyridine afforded N-(benzyloxy)-p-toluenesulfonamide (II). A closely related procedure used O-(p-methoxy-benzyl)hydroxylamine. Diethyl (3-bromopropyl)phosphonate (V) was obtained by alkylation of the sodium salt of diethyl phosphonate (III) with 1,3-dibromopropane (IV). Related procedures used dibutyl phosphonate or 1-bromo-3-chloropropane instead of (III) or (IV). The condensation of protected hydroxylamine (II) with bromide (V) in the presence of NaH furnished adduct (VI). Alternatively, intermediate (VI) was prepared by first alkylation of N-(benzyloxy)-p-toluenesulfonamide (II) with 1,3-dibromopropane (IV) to give (VII), and then condensation of bromide (VII) with the sodium salt of diethyl phosphonate (III). Hydrolysis of (VI) with HCl in HOAc gave rise to 3-(N-hydroxyamino)propylphosphonic acid (VIII). This was finally acetylated with Ac2O in NaOH.

The title compound was originally isolated from the fermentation broths of Streptomyces rubellomurinus. The chemical synthesis of this compound was further described. Treatment of O-benzyl hydroxylamine (I) with TsCl in pyridine afforded N-(benzyloxy)-p-toluenesulfonamide (II). A closely related procedure used O-(p-methoxy-benzyl)hydroxylamine. Diethyl (3-bromopropyl)phosphonate (V) was obtained by alkylation of the sodium salt of diethyl phosphonate (III) with 1,3-dibromopropane (IV). Related procedures used dibutyl phosphonate or 1-bromo-3-chloropropane instead of (III) or (IV). The condensation of protected hydroxylamine (II) with bromide (V) in the presence of NaH furnished adduct (VI). Alternatively, intermediate (VI) was prepared by first alkylation of N-(benzyloxy)-p-toluenesulfonamide (II) with 1,3-dibromopropane (IV) to give (VII), and then condensation of bromide (VII) with the sodium salt of diethyl phosphonate (III). Hydrolysis of (VI) with HCl in HOAc gave rise to 3-(N-hydroxyamino)propylphosphonic acid (VIII). This was finally acetylated with Ac2O in NaOH.