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TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (+/-)-PODOPHYLLOTOXIN AND (+/-)-EPIPODOPHYLLOTOXIN.
Eycken, J. Van der,Clercq, P. De,Vandewalle, M.
, p. 3871 - 3874 (2007/10/02)
A novel approach to (+/-)-epipodophyllotoxin (2) and hence also (+/-)-podophyllotoxin (1) is described, involving as a key-step the stereoselective ring closure of the TMS-ester derived from 14a to the tetralin derivative 15 with mesyl chloride.
