10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86735-0
The research focuses on the synthesis and reassignment of the relative stereochemistry of sibiromycin, an antibiotic compound. The authors synthesized the N-toluenesulfonamide of α-methyl sibirossminopyrenoside and reevaluated the structure of sibiromycin based on their synthetic studies. The study also utilized spectroscopic techniques to compare the synthesized compounds with the natural product, leading to the conclusion that the previously assigned structure of sibiromycin was incorrect, and the correct structure was identified through the synthesis and analysis of the α-methyl glycoside.