The five trimethyl dl-3-methoxycarbonylmethyl-1,2,4-cyclopentanetricarboxylates have been synthesized and their configurations determined. A comparison of their spectral properties with those of the corresponding ester obtained from ikarugamycin indicates that the latter has a cis, trans, trans configuration.
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