Armstrong Alan, Scutt James N
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UKSW7 2AZ.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Mar 7(5):510-1. doi: 10.1039/b316142k. Epub 2004 Jan 27.
A concise first total synthesis of the antitumour antibiotic belactosin A is reported, involving coupling of beta-lactone carboxylic acid 3 with N-Ala-aminocyclopropyl alanine 11.