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The Reductive Fragmentation of 7-Hydroxy-9,10-dioxotaxoids
Appendino, Giovanni,Noncovich, Alain,Bettoni, Piergiorgio,Dambruoso, Paolo,Sterner, Olov,Fontana, Gabriele,Bombardelli, Ezio
, p. 4422 - 4431 (2003)
The retro-aldol reductive fragmentation of different structural types of 7-hydroxy-9,10-dioxotaxoids was investigated, showing that the reaction is typical of taxanes and requires cerium(III) promotion with NaBH4 in protic medium and alkylboron (aluminium) hydrides in aprotic solvents. The resulting 7,8-seco-taxanes are key intermediates for the synthesis of a novel class of anticancer taxanes endowed with a unique pattern of in vivo biological activity. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003.
