Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Doliculide, a Potent Cytotoxic Cyclodepsipeptide of Marine Origin and Structure-Cytotoxicity Relationships of Synthetic Doliculide Congeners

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81206-0

The total synthesis of doliculide (1), a potent cytotoxic cyclodepsipeptide from the Japanese sea hare Dolabella auricularia, has been achieved.The key step of the synthesis is the construction of the sereogenic centers of a 15-carbon polyketide-derived d