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Regioselectivity of Pictet-Spengler cyclization reactions to construct the pentacyclic frameworks of the ecteinascidin-saframycin class of tetrahydroisoquinoline antitumor antibiotics
Vincent, Guillaume,Lane, Jonathan W.,Williams, Robert M.
, p. 3719 - 3722 (2008/02/09)
The regiochemical outcome of Pictet-Spengler cyclization reactions directed toward the preparation of the pentacyclic core of the ecteinascidin class of antitumor antibiotics has been investigated on two different phenolic substrates. In one substrate, th
Synthetic studies on ecteinascidin-743: Constructing a versatile pentacyclic intermediate for the synthesis of ecteinascidins and saframycins
Jin, Wei,Metobo, Sammy,Williams, Robert M.
, p. 2095 - 2098 (2007/10/03)
(Matrix presented) The asymmetric synthesis of a highly functionalized pentacyclic tetrahydroisoquinoline relevant to the ecteinascidin, saframycin, safracin, and renieramycin family of antitumor alkaloids is described.
