Towards a total synthesis of ulapualide A. A concise synthesis of the tris-Oxazole macrolide core and entire carbon skeleton

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1997-1055

A concise synthesis of the tris-oxazole based macrocyclic core viz 14 of ulapualide A 1, incorporating all the correct stereogenic centres at C-3 and along the C25-C40 portion of the natural product, is described.