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Total synthesis and anti-leishmanial activity of R-(-)-argentilactone
Saeed, Muhammad,Ilg, Thomas,Schick, Miriam,Abbas, Muhammad,Voelter, Wolfgang
, p. 7401 - 7403 (2007/10/03)
Starting from the commercially available D-glucal (2), the naturally occurring α,β-unsaturated δ-lactone argentilactone (1a) has been synthesized. The important step is the configuration inversion at C-6 by the Mitsunobu reaction following the sugar-non-sugar-sugar strategy. The synthetic argentilactone has been tested against Leishmania mexicana for bioactivity.
