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Total synthesis of 10-deoxymethynolide and narbonolide
Xuan, Richeng,Oh, Hong-Se,Lee, Younghoon,Kang, Han-Young
, p. 1456 - 1461 (2008/09/16)
(Chemical Equation Presented) A flexible and convenient approach was developed for the synthesis of 10-deoxymethynolide (1) and narbonolide (2), which are aglycones of the methymycin and the pikromycin families of macrolide antibiotics. These lactones are
Total synthesis of narbonolide and biotransformation to pikromycin
Venkatraman, Lakshmanan,Salomon, Christine E.,Sherman, David H.,Fecik, Robert A.
, p. 9853 - 9856 (2007/10/03)
An improved total synthesis of narbonolide and its biotransformation to pikromycin is reported. This total synthesis utilized an intramolecular Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi coupling that significantly improved macrocyclization yields (90-96%) and allowed for diffe