A novel synthesis of the cyclic carbinolamide moiety of the maytansinoids
β Scribed by Konstantinos S. Petrakis; Josef Fried
- Book ID
- 104221448
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
The a-diketo urethane 2 cyclizes to form the cyclic carbinolamide 4 using TMS triflate and 2,6-di-t-butylpyridine.
The siloxy group of 3 is readily exchanged in methanol or water to form 5 or 1.
Remarkably, 2 does not cyclize spontaneously or on standard acid catalysis.
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