914300-73-5Relevant articles and documents
Total synthesis of iejimalide B
Fuerstner, Alois,Nevado, Cristina,Tremblay, Martin,Chevrier, Carine,Teply, Filip,Aissa, Christophe,Waser, Mario
, p. 5837 - 5842 (2007/10/03)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Metathesis to the rescue: Although counterintuitive at first sight, application of ring-closing metathesis (RCM) to a cyclization precursor containing 10 double bonds has led to the selective and high-yielding formation of the macrocyclic core of iejimalide B, a potent cytotoxic agent of marine origin. In contrast, a macrolactonization approach failed to afford this intricate target.