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Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structure and Tubulin-Binding Properties of a Benzofuran Analogue of the Potent Cytotoxic Agent Combretastatin A4
Banwell, Martin G.,Flynn, Bernard L.,Willis, Anthony C.,Hamel, Ernest
, p. 767 - 774 (2007/10/03)
The benzofuran (4), a ring-fused analogue of the potent antimitotic agent combretastatin A4 (1), has been prepared by a convergent route involving 5-endo-dig iodocyclization of o-hydroxytolan (5) as the key step. Compound (4), which has been characterized crystallographically as well as spectroscopically, is inactive as a tubulin-binding agent.
