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SUBMITTER: Wang Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3413295 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tetrahedron 20111029 52
We describe herein the synthesis of a late-stage intermediate en route to cortistatin A. Key transformations included a Snieckus-like cascade sequence culminating in a 6π-electrocyclization, an alkylative dearomatization, and the stereoselective functionalization of the cortistatin A-ring. While the total synthesis we sought was not accomplished, the work sets the stage for several approaches to the preparation of novel analogs via diverted total synthesis. ...[more]