Fürstner Alois, Fasching Bernhard, O'Neil Gregory W, Fenster Michaël D B, Godbout Cédrickx, Ceccon Julien
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Aug 7(29):3045-7. doi: 10.1039/b707835h. Epub 2007 Jun 26.
Different methods for the formation of the C.25-C.26 bond of spirastrellolide A () are evaluated that might qualify for the end game of the projected total synthesis, with emphasis on metathetic ways to forge the macrocyclic frame.