Abstract
An efficient total synthesis of cryptophycin-24 (arenastatin A) is reported, which features two novel synthetic strategies, the use of a RCM reaction to form the macrocycle, and the introduction of the styrene epoxide moiety prior to the macrocyclization reaction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5309-5311 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 28 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank the National Institutes of Health (NCI) for financial support (CA 70369).
Keywords
- Antitumor agents
- Cryptophycins
- RCM
- Total synthesis