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Synthesis of combretastatin A-4 and erianin
Zou, Yong,Xiao, Chun-Fen,Zhong, Rong-Qing,Wei, Wen,Huang, Wen-Ming,He, Shu-Jie
, p. 354 - 356 (2008)
A concise route to two anti-tubulin natural products combretastatin A-4 and erianin has been developed. Combretastatin A-4 was obtained by a Perkin reaction between 3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl acetic acid and 3,4,5- trimethoxybenzaldehyde, hydroxyl transformation, decarboxylation with a high level of cis-selectivity (cis/trans = 95/5), and erianin was obtained by subsequent hydrogenation. The overall yields of combretastatin A-4 and erianin were 37.5 and 30.8%, respectively.