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Total Synthesis of Herbimycin A
Carter, Kendra D.,Panek, James S.
, p. 55 - 57 (2004)
(Equation presented) Herbimycin A (HA) belongs to a class of antibiotics known as the benzoquinoid ansamycins. Members of this class have shown promising biological activity as Hsp90 inhibitors. An enantioselective synthesis of HA is described, employing
Chiral crotylsilane-based approach to benzoquinoid ansamycins: Total synthesis of (+)-macbecin I
Panek, James S.,Xu, Feng,Rondón, Ana C.
, p. 4113 - 4122 (2007/10/03)
A highly convergent total synthesis of the antitumor antibiotic (+)- macbecin I (1) has been achieved through the homologation of the aldehyde 3 (C5-C21 aromatic fragment) to the E, Z-dienoate 2 by employing a sequential olefination strategy. Subsequent m
