92761-46-1Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of 4-demethoxyadriamycinone utilizing ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of allyl acetates
Hottop, Torsten,Gutke, Hans-Jürgen,Murahashi, Shun-Ichi
, p. 3343 - 3346 (2001)
A new method for the construction of the side chain of anti-cancer drugs adriamycins is demonstrated by the synthesis of 4-demethoxyadriamycinone. The key step is the ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of allyl acetates to the corresponding α-hydroxyketones.