Abstract
A unique configuration-dependent mechanistic switch, observed when epimeric seco-acids are subjected to typical Mitsunobu lactonization conditions, is just one of the many unexpected, yet insightful surprises of a synthetic adventure culminating in the first enantioselective total synthesis of the novel microtubule-stabilizing natural product peloruside A (1).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1648-1652 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 11 2003 |
Keywords
- Antitumor agents
- Configuration determination
- Cyclization
- Natural products
- Total synthesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry