Synthesis of 4-demethoxyadriamycinone ut
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Torsten Hottop; Hans-Jürgen Gutke; Shun-Ichi Murahashi
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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French
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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 a-hydroxyketones.