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Total synthesis of bafilomycin A1. 2. The assemblage and completion of the synthesis
Toshima, Kazunobu,Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki,Jyojima, Takaaki,Noguchi, Yasunobu,Nakata, Masaya,Matsumura, Shuichi
, p. 1073 - 1076 (1996)
The total synthesis of the macrolide antibiotic, bafilomycin A1 (1), has been achieved by a convergent route involving aldol condensation between the 16-membered lactonic aldehyde 2 and the ethyl ketone 3, followed by desilylation.